New Species of Tricolor Leptotyphlops (Reptilia: Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) from Central Peru
2002; American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Volume: 2002; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0131
ISSN1938-5110
AutoresEdgar Lehr, Van Wallach, Günther Köhler, César Aguilar,
Tópico(s)Animal and Plant Science Education
ResumoA new species of slender blind snake, Leptotyphlops alfredschmidti, is described from two localities (2940 and 3090 m) from the western Andean slopes of central Peru (Departamento de Ancash, Provincia de Huarmey). Leptotyphlops alfredschmidti is referred to the Leptotyphlops tesselatus group. The new species shares with Leptotyphlops teaguei and Leptotyphlops tricolor a tricolor body pattern of red, black, and yellowish longitudinal stripes but differs from all members of the group in several features of coloration pattern and pholidosis.
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