A new species of blunt-headed vine snake (Colubridae, Imantodes) from the Chocó region of Ecuador

Omar Torres-Carvajal, Mario H. Yánez-Muñoz, Diego Quirola, Eric N. Smith, Ana Almendáriz

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Abstract

We describe a new species of Imantodes from the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. The new species differs most significantly from all other congeners in lacking a loreal scale. We analyze the phylogenetic relationships among species of Imantodes based on two mitochondrial genes, and postulate that the new species and I. lentiferus are sister taxa. A key to the species of Imantodes from Ecuador is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-110
Number of pages20
JournalZooKeys
Volume244
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Chocó
  • Dipsadinae
  • Ecuador
  • Imantodes
  • Snakes
  • Systematics

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