A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes

A new colubrid species of the genus Tantilla from the dry forest of the northern Peruvian Andes is described on the basis of two specimens, which exhibit a conspicuous sexual dimorphism. Tantilla tjiasmantoi sp. nov. represents the third species of the genus in Peru. The new species is easily distinguished from its congeners by the combination of scalation characteristics and the unusual transversely-banded color pattern on the dorsum. A detailed description of the skull morphology of the new species is given based on micro-computed tomography images. The habitat of this new species is gravely threatened due to human interventions. Conservation efforts are urgently needed in the inter-Andean valley of the Maranon River.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  PeerJ

• Publication date

  2016-12-13

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.7717/PEERJ.2767PMID 27994975PMCID 5157193
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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