Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Erythrolamprus reginae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 juvenile; Napo Province, WWS, alive on road near lodge; 00.6756°S, 077.6012°W; 1504 m a.s.l.; 25 July 2014; QCAZ 12808 • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS, pasture across road from WBS; 00.6716°S, 077.5993°W; 27 July 2014; QCAZ 12811 .

Identification. Adults have a reticulate dorsal pattern with black speckles on a green to gray ground color. The ventrals are black and yellow, but there is no black on the subcaudals. There are 17 rows of smooth dorsal scales at midbody, 1 preocular, 8 or 9 supralabials, and a divided cloacal plate. Ventral scales are <150, and there are 55– 78 subcaudals.

Habitat. One juvenile specimen was found crossing the road during the day in secondary forest and an adult was found in a pasture.