Imantodes lentiferus (Cope, 1894)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 744-745

Imantodes lentiferus (Cope, 1894)

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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 650 mm SVL adult female; Napo Province, WWS, alive on road next to WBS; 00.6715°S, 077.5986°W; 1530 m a.s.l.; 11 July 2018; QCAZ 17126 .

Identification. These very thin snakes have an oval head, very thin neck, and a laterally compressed body. The smooth dorsal scales are in 15-15-15 rows, and the vertebral row is enlarged. The dorsal color pattern con- sists of 31–52 reddish to brown spots, and the venter is pinkish tan with black spots. There may be a V- or Yshaped pattern of black spots on the back of the head,

and the iris is yellowish tan. This species has 8 supral- abials, 10 or 11 infralabials, 1 preocular, and 2 postocu- lars. Ventrals range from 212–236 and subcaudal scales from 127–153.

Habitat. This species has been observed in primary and secondary forest at WWS. On the night of 17 December 2008, one gravid female was seen in vegetation about 1.3 m above ground in primary forest on the F.A.C.E. Trial. QCAZ 17126 was found on the road near the edge of sec- ondary forest.