Uma nova espécie de Clelia (Serpentes, Colubridae) do sul do Brasil
Clelia hussami sp. nov. is described based on 10 specimens from southern Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed by the following arrangements of characters: 19 midbody dorsal rows, 7 supralabials and 8 infralabials, 204-225 ventrals, 47-56 paired subcaudals, ground coloration light brown, with a f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume2/number2/2293100.pdf |
| Summary: | Clelia hussami sp. nov. is described based on 10 specimens from southern Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed by the following arrangements of characters: 19 midbody dorsal rows, 7 supralabials and 8 infralabials, 204-225 ventrals, 47-56 paired subcaudals, ground coloration light brown, with a fine dark reticulum in adults, presence of a narrow dark vertebral line and clear nucal collar more evident in juveniles, and a creamily light immaculated venter. A description of hemipenis is presented. |
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| ISSN: | 1519-1397 |