A new species of Clelia (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Brazil

Authors

  • Sérgio Augusto A. Morato Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia; Laboratório de Herpetologia
  • Francisco L. Franco Instituto Butantan; Laboratório de Herpetologia
  • Eros J. Sanches Instituto de Pesquisa Científica e Conservacionista Criadouro de Cobras de Porto União

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v2i2p93-100

Keywords:

Serpentes, Colubridae, Clelia hussami sp. nov, taxonomy, hemipenis, southern Brazil

Abstract

Clelia hussami sp. nov. is described based on 10 specimens from southern Brazil. The new species can be diagnosed by the following arrangement 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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Published

2003-12-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2003)

Section

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

Morato, S. A. A., Franco, F. L., & Sanches, E. J. (2003). A new species of Clelia (Serpentes, Colubridae) from southern Brazil. Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2(2), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v2i2p93-100