Reassessing the systematics of Leptodeira (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) with emphasis in the South American species

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 415 - 433
• Main Authors: Costa, João C. L., Graboski, Roberta, Grazziotin, Felipe G., Zaher, Hussam, Rodrigues, Miguel T., Prudente, Ana Lúcia da C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Genera; imantodini; Leptodeira; Morphology; New species; Phenotypes; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Species diversity; Systematics; Taxonomy; South America; Cerrado Biome

Within the diverse subfamily Dipsadinae, Imantodini represents one of the few groups distributed in North, Central and South America. The tribe comprises the genera Leptodeira and Imantodes, from which Leptodeira is the most diverse, including 15 species and 11 subspecies, distributed from southern...