Thamnodynastes lanei BAILEY, THOMAS & DA SILVA, 2005
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Portuguese: Cobra-Espada, Corre-Campo |
Synonym | Thamnodynastes lanei BAILEY, THOMAS & DA SILVA 2005 Thamnodynastes nattereri — BOULENGER 1896: 116 Thamnodynastes nattereri — KOSLOWSKY 1898 Thamnodynastes strigilis — AMARAL 1925 Thamnodynastes pallidus — AMARAL 1926 Thamnodynastes lanei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 718 Thamnodynastes nattereri — COSTA & BÉRNILS 2015 Thamnodynastes lanei — NOGUEIRA et al. 2019 Thamnodynastes lanei — TREVINE et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), N Argentina ?, Paraguay, N/E Bolivia. Type locality: Salobra, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. |
Reproduction | Viviparous. |
Types | Holotype: UMMZ 109081 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis - Dorsal scales keeled, usually in 17 rows; cloacal scale divided; maxillary teeth usually 16-17+2G; ventrals 142-l59 in males, 135-153 in females; subcaudals 74-86 in males, 79-85 in females; hemipenis short and slender, ornamented with tiny spines; ventral pattern of four equidistant rows of hollow (double) lines; chin pale with no trace of bars; usually two preoculars per side. The following characters may be used to separate T. lanei from sympatric congeners that have been described (characters are given for the sympatric species, followed parenthetically by characters of T. lanei): T. pallidus has smooth (vs. keeled) dorsal scales, dorsal scale rows 17- 17-13 or less (vs. 17-17-15), and a single (vs. divided) cloacal scale; T. chaquensis with slightly keeled dorsal scales (vs. keeled), dorsal scale rows 19-19-15 (vs. 17-17-15), and venter heavily suffused with dark pigment (vs. pale); T. attenuata has dorsal scale rows 19-19-15 (vs. 17-17-15). Character table: Franco et al. 2017, Trevine et al. 2021: 238 (Table 1) |
Comment | Distribution: Not listed for Argentina by GIRAUDO & SCROCCHI 2002. See map in Nogueira et al. 2019. Synonymy: Specimens of T. lanei have been called T. nattereri, T. strigilis, and T. pallidus in the literature (see BAILEY et al., p. 98). |
Etymology | Named after the late entomologist Frederico Lane, a teacher and friend of Nelson Jorge da Silva, Jr. |
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