Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: May 01, 2000
Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian Snakes of the Liophis taeniurus Complex with Descriptions of Two New Species
Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Bolivian Snakes of the Liophis taeniurus Complex with Descriptions of Two New Species
Page Range: 482 – 490
A brief review of the Liophis taeniurus group from western South America is given. Also included are descriptions of two new species (vitti and janaleeae), a taxonomic comparison of taeniurus and festae, and a brief description of variation among them.Abstract
Copyright: The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Fig. 1.
The distribution of Liophis festae (circles), L. taeniurus (triangles), L. vitti (diamonds), and L. janaleeae (squares) in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
Fig. 2.
Dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views of the holotype of Liophis festae (MZUT R-2178)
Fig. 3.
Dorsal and ventral views of a paratype of Liophis vitti (A–B, BMNH 1901.3.29.108; SVL = 462 mm), and a paratype of L. janaleeae (C–D, BMNH 81.5.15.45; SVL = 509 mm)
Accepted: Sep 13, 1999