Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy et al., 2014

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 : 746

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C71A-2D45-FF33-506F4096F6F5

treatment provided by

Marcus

scientific name

Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy et al., 2014
status

 

Siphlophis ayauma Sheehy et al., 2014

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, Benavides Trail ; 00.6766°S, 077.6006°W; 1496 m a.s.l.; 4 Apr. 2014; QCAZ 12634 View Materials GoogleMaps .

Identification. This species has 17 midbody dorsal scales rows, with the vertebral row slightly enlarged. There are 19–29 black rings crossing the belly. The up- per head scales are black, and there may be some red to orange on the back of the head. It differs from Oxyrhopus species in having dark rings ventrally and 17, not 19, dorsal scale rows at midbody.

Habitat. This specimen was found in secondary forest.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Dipsadidae

Genus

Siphlophis

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