Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C705-2D5A-FCB1-50AE4694F450 |
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Marcus |
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Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796) |
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Dipsas catesbyi (Sentzen, 1796)
Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WBS; 00.6715°S, 077.5986°W; 1530 m a.s.l.; 5 July 2013; QCAZ 11988 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 adult; Napo Province, dead on road in Pacto Sumaco , 00.7260°S, 077.5660°W; 27 July 2016; QCAZ 14833 View Materials GoogleMaps .
Identification. These attenuate snakes have the head conspicuously wider than the neck and very large eyes. They are black dorsally, with pale bands of varying width that sometimes contain reddish pigment. There are 13- 13-13 rows of smooth dorsal scales, 2 prefrontal scales, 8–10 supralabials, 10–11 infralabials, and an undivided cloacal plate. Males have 160–220 ventrals and females 160–200 ventrals. Subcaudals are 70–120 in males and 60–100 in females.
Habitat. This species was found at WBS, and a road killed specimen was found along a pasture.
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