A new species of blunt-headed vine snake (Colubridae, Imantodes) from the Chocó region of Ecuador

Authors: Torres-Carvajal, Omar Countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.244.3950 Published: Jan. 1, 2012 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chocó · Topics: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies

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We describe a new species of Imantodes from the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. The new species differs most significantly from all other congeners in lacking a loreal scale. We analyze the phylogenetic relationships among species of Imantodes based on two mitochondrial genes, and postulate that the new species and I. lentiferus are sister taxa. A key to the species of Imantodes from Ecuador is presented.

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