
A NEW SPECIES OF TANTILLA (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE) FROM SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
2003; Herpetologists' League; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0119
ISSN1938-5099
AutoresRicardo J. Sawaya, Iván Sazima,
Tópico(s)Turtle Biology and Conservation
ResumoWe describe a new species of Tantilla (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the highlands (“campos rupestres”) of the Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The new species belongs in the T. melanocephala group and is characterized by its uniform reddish orange dorsum with no dark middorsal stripe, a broad pale nuchal band medially divided, and a dark head cap without posterior lateral extensions. Color photographs of adult individuals and illustration of hemipenes of both the new species and T. melanocephala from the Cerrado formation south of the Amazon are provided and comparisons with congeners are made. Resumo Descrevemos aqui uma especie nova de Tantilla (Serpentes: Colubridae) dos campos rupestres da Serra do Cipo, Minas Gerais, sudeste do Brasil. A nova especie, do grupo T. melanocephala, caracteriza-se pela coloracao dorsal do corpo laranja-avermelhado uniforme e sem faixa dorsal, banda nucal larga, clara e dividida medialmente e parte dorsal da cabeca escura, sem extensoes laterais posteriores...
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