A new species of slender coralsnake from Colombia, and its clinal an ontogenetic variation (Serpentes, Elapidae: Leptomicrurus)

 

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Autor: Lamar, William W.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2003
Descripción:Leptomicrurus renjifoi is described from tropical semi-deciduous forest of the eastern Colombian llanos. It is one of the smallest species in the genus, is most similar to L. scutiventris, and it may be distinguished from known congeners by a combination of color, pattern, and scale characters. Evidence for the recognition of Leptomicrurus is convincing, although its members were recently thought to comprise a closely related assemblage within Micrurus. A supposedly aberrant specimen of L. scutiventris may indicate clinal or ontogenetic variation in pattern.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16052
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16052
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:reptilia
squamata
serpentes
elapidae
leptomicrurus renjifoi
leptomicrurus scutiventris
leptomicrurus
micrurus
clinal variation
colombia
south america