Tantilla boipiranga SAWAYA & SAZIMA, 2003
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Tantilla boipiranga
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Tantilla boipiranga SAWAYA & SAZIMA 2003 Tantilla boipiranga — WALLACH et al. 2014: 699 Tantilla boipiranga — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | SE Brazil (Minas Gerais [HR 34: 390]) Type locality: “montane fields of the Serra do Cipó, Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, SE Brazil (19° 17’ S, 43° 36’ W), elevation 1200 m. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZUEC 1840, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: presence of seven supralabial scales; two postoculars scales; 143–160 ventral scales and 56–70 subcaudals in males; 153–172 ventrals and 51–59 subcaudals in females; presence of a black cephalic cap that can extend weakly to the temporal region, followed by a pale nuchal band medially divided, a black collar at the neck and a posteriorly discreet pale band, more evident laterally; presence of subocular black blotch; uniform dorsal reddish orange colour, sometimes presenting a discreet black vertebral longitudinal line; and presence of hemipenis elongated ornamented with large spines in the asulcate surface of distal region of hemipenial body (Santos-Azevedo et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2141 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Abundance: rare; Tantilla boipiranga was described based on four specimens from the highlands of Minas Gerais. Synonymy: although T. boipiranga represents a monophyletic clade oit nests genetically within T. melanocephala |
| Etymology | Named after the words “boi” (= snake) and “piranga” (= red) in the Tupi native Brazilian language. The reddish pattern is shared with T. rubra. T. boipiranga may mimic the similarly colored colubrids of the genus Phalotris. |
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