FIGURE 29 in Taxonomic revision of the parrot snake Leptophis ahaetulla (Serpentes, Colubridae)
- Albuquerque, Nelson Rufino De
- Fernandes, Daniel S.
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FIGURE 29. Color patterns and color tones variation of Leptophis occidentalis: (A) FMNH 282688 from Gracias a Díos, Bachi Kiamp, Honduras. Note that only the scales of rows VI–X possess prominent keels at midbody (i.e., before the reduction to 11 dorsal scale rows), which is typical (sensu Oliver 1948) in specimens of L. occidentalis from the Atlantic side of Central America; and (B) Uncollected specimen from El Limón, state of Aragua, Venezuela. The dorsal scales of rows II–XIV possess prominent keels, matching the diagnosis presented by Oliver (1948) to populations from the Pacific side of Central America. Photos by J.R. McCranie (A) and L.A. Rodríguez (B).Published as part of Albuquerque, Nelson Rufino De & Fernandes, Daniel S., 2022, Ta...
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