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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| description | 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 distinguished from its congeners by the combination of scalation characteristics and the unusual transversely-banded color pattern on the dorsum. A detailed description of the skull morphology of the new species is given based on micro-computed tomography images. The habitat of this new species is gravely threatened due to human interventions. Conservation efforts are urgently needed in the inter-Andean valley of the Maranon River. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95cb02957dde493bbe59874d2ade58d02023-12-03T10:34:07ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592016-12-014e276710.7717/peerj.2767A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian AndesClaudia Koch0Pablo J. Venegas1Department of Herpetology, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn, GermanyDepartment of Herpetology, Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad (CORBIDI), Lima, PeruA 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 distinguished from its congeners by the combination of scalation characteristics and the unusual transversely-banded color pattern on the dorsum. A detailed description of the skull morphology of the new species is given based on micro-computed tomography images. The habitat of this new species is gravely threatened due to human interventions. Conservation efforts are urgently needed in the inter-Andean valley of the Maranon River.https://peerj.com/articles/2767.pdfDry forestEndemicSkull morphologyOsteologyHemipenes morphologyLa Libertad |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Koch Pablo J. Venegas A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes PeerJ Dry forest Endemic Skull morphology Osteology Hemipenes morphology La Libertad |
| title | A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes |
| title_full | A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes |
| title_fullStr | A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes |
| title_short | A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes |
| title_sort | large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus tantilla squamata colubridae from the peruvian andes |
| topic | Dry forest Endemic Skull morphology Osteology Hemipenes morphology La Libertad |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/2767.pdf |
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