Redescription of Leptophis Cupreus (Cope) (Serpentes, Colubridae), a rare south American Colubrine Snake

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo)

Nelson R. De Albuquerque²  Roy W. Mcdiarmid¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Departamento de Ciências do Ambiente Corumbá MS ,Brasil

关键词: Leptophis cupreus;    holotype;    Distribution;    Hemipenis;    Taxonomy;    Leptophis cupreus;    holótipo;    distribuição;    hemipênis;    taxonomia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0031-10492010002300001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Leptophis cupreus is redescribed on the basis of 18 specimens, including the holotype. The species is characterized by having a uniformly copper-colored dorsum, which distinguishes it from all other known species of Leptophis. We present photographs of the holotype and a living specimen of L. cupreus, describe and illustrate the everted hemipenis, and plot its known distribution.

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