Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1921

Schoeneberg, Yannis & Koehler, Gunther, 2022, Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae), Biodiversity Data Journal 10, pp. 69234-69234 : 69234

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scientific name

Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1921
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Helicops gomesi Amaral, 1921

Diagnosis

Helicops gomesi is distinguished from all its congeners, except H. angulatus by having subcaudal keels, no intergenials, and 19 dorsal scale rows throughout its body (compared to 21-24/21-22/17-19 in H. apiaka ). From H. angulatus , it differs in having 125-132 ventrals in males and 128-132 in females (versus 103-119 in males and 104-125 in females of H. angulatus ); (for information on references, see Suppl. material 3).

Distribution

The distribution of H. gomesi extends from the Brazilian Province Sao Paulo to the Provinces Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Goias (Fig. 1 f).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Dipsadidae

Genus

Helicops