A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes
A new colubrid species of the genus Tantilla from the dry forest of the northern Peruvian Andes is described on the basis of two specimens, which exhibit a conspicuous sexual dimorphism. Tantilla tjiasmantoi sp. nov. represents the third species of the genus in Peru. The new species is easily distin...
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-12-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2767.pdf |