Revalidation of Apostolepis barrioi (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

Authors

  • Hugo Cabral Asociación Guyra Paraguay Instituto de Investigación Biológica
  • Thales de Lema Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia. Laboratório de Sistemática de Vertebrados
  • Márcia Ferret Renner Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia. Laboratório de Sistemática de Vertebrados

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p243-254

Keywords:

Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Brazil, Paraguay, South America.

Abstract

With 32 species, Apostolepis is the most diverse genus in the tribe Elapomorphini. The description of Apostolepis barrioi is based on one specimen and the taxon later was synonymized with A. dimidiata. Based on a examination of new specimens, the taxon is resurrected to full species rank. Apostolepis barrioi differs from all congeners by having an immaculate white venter, narrow dorsolateral stripes not in contact with the ventrals, and a terminal black shield. With the addition of A. barrioi, the number of species of the genus increases to 33; however, more systematic research on the status of the species in the group is required, especially for those species that were described on the basis of only on few specimens.

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Published

2017-12-21

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2017)

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Articles

License

All material originally published in Phyllomedusa belongs to Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz - Universidade de São Paulo. All contents are under a license of Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.

How to Cite

Cabral, H., Lema, T. de, & Renner, M. F. (2017). Revalidation of Apostolepis barrioi (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 16(2), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v16i2p243-254