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

By

Torres-Carvajal, Omar
Yánez-Muñoz, Mario H. (Mario Humberto)
Quirola, Diego
Smith, Eric Nelson, 1969-
Almendáriz, Ana

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

244

Pages

91-110

Subjects

Chocó , Dipsadinae , Ecuador , Imantodes , Snakes , systematics

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.244.3950

 

Abstract

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 I. lentiferus are sister taxa. A key to the species of Imantodes from Ecuador is presented.