Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Llanqui, Irbin B., Y. Salas, Cinthya & Oblitas, Melissa P., 2019, A preliminary checklist of amphibians and reptiles from the vicinity of La Nube Biological Station, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Peru, Check List 15 (5), pp. 773-796 : 788

Leptodeira annulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material examined. Field observation; Transect TN7 27. IX.2013.

Identification. A mid-sized snake with SVL 250–660 mm. It can be identified by 19 scale rows around midbody. Dorsum pale brown with dark brown blotches usually connected in a zig-zag mid-dorsal line. Venter cream, immaculate. Similar species in adjacent localities are: Imantodes cenchoa and I. lentiferus , which have 17 and 15 scale rows around mid-body respectively ( Duellman 1958, 1978, 2005, Roze 1966, Dixon and Soini 1986, Pérez-Santos and Moreno 1988).

Distribution. Leptodeira annulata is widespread in America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Para- guay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela ( Duellman 1958, Roze 1966, Daza et al. 2009, Cole et al. 2013, Wallach et al. 2014, Uetz and Hošek 2019).