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

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 th...

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Published inZooKeys Vol. 244; no. 244; pp. 91 - 110
Main Authors Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Yánez-Muñoz, Mario H, Quirola, Diego, Eric N Smith, Almendáriz, Ana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 01.01.2012
Subjects
Bats
Congeners
Discovery and exploration
Identification keys
Imantodes
Mitochondria
New species
Phylogeny
Snakes
Zoology
Ecuador
Dipsadinae
Ecuador
snakes
Chocó
systematics
Imantodes
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Summary: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 Imantodes lentiferus are sister taxa. A key to the species of Imantodes from Ecuador is presented.
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Academic editor: N. Ananjeva
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.244.3950