A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)

Content of the dipsadid genus Rhadinaea has changed considerably since Myers’ 1974 revision. Three species groups are recognized currently in the genus. Our fieldwork in Oaxaca in June 2018 produced a single specimen of Rhadinaea considered to represent a new taxon. This new species is described fro...

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Main Authors: Vicente Mata-Silva, Arturo Rocha, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Larry David Wilson
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29617/
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author Vicente Mata-Silva
Arturo Rocha
Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista
Christian Berriozabal-Islas
Larry David Wilson
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Arturo Rocha
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Christian Berriozabal-Islas
Larry David Wilson
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description Content of the dipsadid genus Rhadinaea has changed considerably since Myers’ 1974 revision. Three species groups are recognized currently in the genus. Our fieldwork in Oaxaca in June 2018 produced a single specimen of Rhadinaea considered to represent a new taxon. This new species is described from converted Premontane Wet Forest in the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila in the Sierra Madre del Sur of southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is most closely related to Rhadinaea laureata, from which it can be distinguished easily by color pattern and scutellation, and represents a species group distinct from the other three occupying the genus.
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spelling doaj.art-bfa703ba77d043d185e85352d9eaa03b2022-12-22T03:11:55ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702019-01-01813556510.3897/zookeys.813.2961729617A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)Vicente Mata-Silva0Arturo Rocha1Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista2Christian Berriozabal-Islas3Larry David Wilson4The University of TexasEl Paso Community CollegeUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoCentro Zamorano de BiodiversidadContent of the dipsadid genus Rhadinaea has changed considerably since Myers’ 1974 revision. Three species groups are recognized currently in the genus. Our fieldwork in Oaxaca in June 2018 produced a single specimen of Rhadinaea considered to represent a new taxon. This new species is described from converted Premontane Wet Forest in the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila in the Sierra Madre del Sur of southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is most closely related to Rhadinaea laureata, from which it can be distinguished easily by color pattern and scutellation, and represents a species group distinct from the other three occupying the genus.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29617/
spellingShingle Vicente Mata-Silva
Arturo Rocha
Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista
Christian Berriozabal-Islas
Larry David Wilson
A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
ZooKeys
title A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
title_full A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
title_fullStr A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
title_full_unstemmed A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
title_short A new species of forest snake of the genus Rhadinaea from Tropical Montane Rainforest in the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico (Squamata, Dipsadidae)
title_sort new species of forest snake of the genus rhadinaea from tropical montane rainforest in the sierra madre del sur of oaxaca mexico squamata dipsadidae
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29617/
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