Rediscovery and first record of the Phantasma Tree Snake, Imantodes phantasma Myers, 1982 (Serpentes, Colubridae), in Colombia

We report the first record in Colombia, and the first find since 1966 of Imantodes phantasma Myers, 1982, based on 3 specimens from Unguía municipality, department of Chocó, Colombia. The present record adds a new snake species to the country’s list and extends this species’ documented distribution by approximately 65 km, in a straight-line northeast from its nearest previously known Panamanian locality. This is the first report of this species for more than 50 years since its description.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

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• Publication date

  2018-02-09

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.15560/14.1.237
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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