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Issue: Vol. 4418 No. 5: 10 May 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-05-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4418.5.4
Page range: 469–480
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 1

Morphological variation of the rare psammophilous species Apostolepis gaboi (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Elapomorphini)

University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Center and Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Box 461, SE-405 30, Göteborg, Sweden.
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. 24a 1515, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, Ipiranga, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Caatinga color pattern endemism hemipenial morphology intraspecific variation Reptilia

Abstract

Apostolepis gaboi was described based only on the holotype found in the Queimadas, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Since its original description, no additional specimens were reported in literature and the species was considered to be rare and poorly known. Here, we provide a detailed description for the species based on the examination of the holotype and 34 additional specimens from the type locality and adjacent areas. Additional information is also provided on intraspecific color variation and hemipenial morphology.

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