Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: MTKD 15294 ; recordedBy: Fritzsche leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; Record Level: institutionID: MTKD Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: MTKD 15509 ; recordedBy: Poeppig leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: unknown province; locality: Ega ad Amazonas ; Event : year: 1831; Record Level : institutionID: MTKD Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: MTKD 41670 ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Peru; Record Level: institutionID: MTKD Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 100016 ; recordedBy: M. Jansen leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Bolivia; stateProvince: Santa Cruz; locality: Nuflo de Chavez , RPPN San Sebastian ; verbatimLocality: 524; verbatimLatitude: -16°23.263; verbatimLongitude: -61°59.983; Event : year: 2006; Record Level : institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 17817 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 17818 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 17819 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 17820 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 32409 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 32410 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 40029 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 80033 View Materials ; recordedBy: Edgar Lehr leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Peru; stateProvince: Ucayali; locality: Bolognesi (Campamento) ; verbatimLocality: 230; verbatimLatitude: -10°6.217; verbatimLongitude: -73°49.033; Event : year: 1998; Record Level : institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 90947 View Materials ; recordedBy: Gunther Köhler, R. Seipp, S. Moya leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Ecuador; stateProvince: Pastaza; locality: Arutam , km 48 Transamazonica ; verbatimLocality: 880; verbatimLatitude: -1°47.07; verbatimLongitude: -77°49.96; Event : year: 1996; Record Level : institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 91832 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 91833 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMF 91834 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS 13438 ; recordedBy: Hartmann leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Suriname; Event : year: 1893; Record Level: institutionID: SMF Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS 3063 ; recordedBy: F. Glocker leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Bahia; Event : year: 1854; Record Level : institutionID: SMNS Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS 3064.1; recordedBy: A. Kappler; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Event: year: 1843; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS 3064.2; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: SMNS Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: SMNS 6394; recordedBy: A. Schlüter leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Event: year: 1985; Record Level: institutionID: SMNS Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK 47670 ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Guyana; stateProvince: unknown province; locality: Roraima-Gebiet ; Record Level: institutionID: ZFMK Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK 8403 ; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Amazonas; locality: Jurua ; Record Level : institutionID: ZFMK Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZFMK 8404 ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Amazonas; locality: Jurua ; Record Level : institutionID: ZFMK Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 10854 View Materials ; recordedBy: S. Eye leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Maranhao; Record Level : institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 2303; recordedBy: M. Bloch leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 2305 ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: French Guiana; Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 25975 View Materials A ; recordedBy: K. Heller leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Suriname; stateProvince: Paramaribo; locality: Paramaribo ; Record Level : institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 25975 View Materials B ; recordedBy: K. Heller leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Suriname; stateProvince: Paramaribo; locality: Paramaribo ; Record Level : institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 26382 View Materials ; recordedBy: K. Heller leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Suriname; stateProvince: Paramaribo; locality: Paramaribo ; Record Level : institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 27783 View Materials ; recordedBy: Aq. Zoo. leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 47771 View Materials ; recordedBy: K. Lako leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Para; locality: Rio Caramarapy ; Record Level : institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 54167 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: French Guiana; Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 64697 View Materials ; recordedBy: Anat. Sammlung leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 64698 View Materials ; recordedBy: Anat. Sammlung leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 89648 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZMB 89649 View Materials ; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Record Level: institutionID: ZMB Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 1525/0 ; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Suriname; Event : year: <1858; Record Level: institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 1526/0 ; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; Event : year: <1907; Record Level: institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 1528/0 ; recordedBy: Spix & Martius leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; locality: in provinciae Bahiae adjacentibus ; Event : year: 1817-1820; Record Level: institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 247/1983 ; recordedBy: L. Müller leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus ( Linnaeus , 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Pará; locality: Peixeboi (an der Bragancabahn ) ; Event : year: 1910; Record Level : institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 264/2017 ; recordedBy: E. Snethlage leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Pará; locality: Rio Branco bei Obidos ; Event : year: 1912; Record Level : institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 37/2015 ; recordedBy: E.-G. Burmeister leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus ( Linnaeus , 1758); Location : country: Peru; stateProvince: Huánuco; locality: Biologische Station Panguana (unterer Rio Yuyapichis , ca. 140 km SSW Pucallpa) ; Event : year: 1982; Record Level : institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 516/2003 ; recordedBy: R. Zischka leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Bolivia; stateProvince: Chapare ; Event : year: 1949; Record Level: institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 518/2003 ; recordedBy: H. Herkner leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon : scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Columbia; stateProvince: Guainía; locality: Inirida ; Event : year: 1976; Record Level: institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 59/1985 ; recordedBy: Maulhardt leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Peru; stateProvince: Ucayali; locality: Yarina Cocha bei Pucallpa ; Event : year: 1982; Record Level : institutionID: ZSM Type status: Other material. Occurrence: catalogNumber: ZSM 595/2003 ; recordedBy: O. Schindler leg.; individualCount: 1; sex: male; Taxon: scientificName: Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758); Location : country: Brazil; stateProvince: Sao Paulo; locality: Puerto Tiberica am Rio Parana [= Porto Tibirica] ; Event : year: 1938; Record Level : institutionID: ZSM

Diagnosis

Helicops angulatus can be distinguished from all its congeners, except H. scalaris and H. apiaka by having subcaudal keels, 17-20 dorsal scale rows at mid-body (compared to 19 in H. gomesi ; 21-27 in H. hagmanni ; 23-25 in H. pastazae ) and 103-123 ventrals (compared to 125-132 in H. gomesi ; 117-138 in H. hagmanni ). From H. scalaris , it differs in having no intergenials (for information on references, see Suppl. material 3; for summarised pholidosis information of the examined specimens, see Tables 1 View Table 1 , 2 View Table 2 ). For differentiation from H. apiaka , see identification of H. apiaka .

Distribution

The distribution of H. angulatus extends over nearly the complete northern part of South America. As shown in Fig. 1 a, the distribution range extends from Columbia to the east coast of Brazil and from Venezuela and offshore islands to the Brazilian Province of Sao Paulo and Bolivia.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Dipsadidae

Genus

Helicops