Redescription and validation of Bothriechis supraciliaris (Serpentes: Viperidae)
| Autor: | Solórzano, Alejandro, Gómez, Luis D, Monge-Nájera, Julián, Crother, Brian I |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de Biología Tropical, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 453-462 (1998) Revista de Biología Tropical, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 453-462, Published: JUN 1998 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 46 No. 2 (1998): Volume 46 – Regular number 2 – June 1998; 453-462 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 46 Núm. 2 (1998): Volumen 46 – Volumen regular 2 – Junio 1998; 453-462 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 46 N.º 2 (1998): Volumen 46 – Volumen regular 2 – Junio 1998; 453-462 Portal de Revistas UCR Universidad de Costa Rica instacron:UCR |
| ISSN: | 2215-2075 0034-7744 |
| DOI: | 10.15517/rbt.v46i2 |
| Popis: | The populations of pitvipers from south western Costa Rica, have traditionally been identified as Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold). However, in 1954 E. H. Taylor described one specimen from the area as a new subspecies, B. schlegelii supraciliaris. Werman returned supraciliaris to synonymy with schlegelii four decades later. However, morphometry and color pattern in a SW Costa Rica population (25 specimens) differ from those of specimens (N=57) from other parts of Costa Rica and from descriptions of South American specimens. Here the epithet Bothriechis schlegelii supraciliaris Taylor 1954. is reestablished as a valid taxon and elevated to specific rank as B. supraciliaris stat.nov. It is closely related to B. schlegelii from which it differs by its color patterns based on a uniform ground color with polymorphic dorsal designs, and its lower counts of ventral and caudal scales. Comment: 9 pages, 11 figures |
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