Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C71B-2D45-FCB1-520B433BF130 |
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Marcus |
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Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Oxyrhopus petolarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, private residence adjacent to WWS; 00.6821°S, 077.6027°W; 13 July 2010; QCAZ 10657 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 juve- nile; Napo Province, WWS, near lodge; 00.6756°S, 077.6012°W; 1500 m a.s.l.; 22 July 2010; QCAZ 10652 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, Benavides Trail ; 00.6774°S, 077.6013°W; 6 July 2013; QCAZ 11990 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, alive on road near Coop- man’s Trail ; 00.6764°S, 077.5998°W; 17 July 2014; QCAZ 12788 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, lodge; 00.6756°S, 077.6012°W; 1504 m a.s.l.; 7 July 2018; QCAZ 17124 View Materials GoogleMaps .
Identification. This snake has 19-19-17 dorsal scale rows and 2+3 temporal scales. There are 8 or 9 supralabials with 4–5 or 5–6 entering the orbit. There are 10 infral- abials with 1–6 contacting the genials. Males have 193– 218 ventrals, and females have 191–222. The subcaudals range from 91–126 in males and 77–110 in females. The adult color pattern consists of red and black bands, and there are no triads. The young have a pale, white to cream nuchal band and cream to pale orange bands on the body. Some larger individuals are melanistic.
Habitat. This is a common snake at WWS, and it is often found under cover objects. They have been taken in both primary and secondary forest and around buildings and in pastures.
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