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(
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A16FFB364FF1FE2FE2179E5" box="[151,388,2008,2030]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="564">Chironius flavolineatus</emphasis>
(
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<bibRefCitation id="B36EAED45A16FFB3667B1FE2FC7779E5" author="Hamdan" box="[531,978,2008,2030]" pageId="1" pageNumber="564" refString="Hamdan, B. &amp; Lira-da-Silva, R. M. (2012) The snakes of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil: species richness, composition and biogeographical notes. Salamandra, 48, 31 - 50." type="journal article" year="2012" yearSuffix="k">Hamdan &amp; Lira-da-Silva (2012: 43, fig. 2k)</bibRefCitation>
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Adult female, MZUFBA 1657, collected in
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, no collector data, from the municipality of Morro do Chapéu (
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,
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, about
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above sea level; asl hereafter), oriental zone of Chapada
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, state of Bahia,
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Dorsal (AC) and ventral (BD) views of the body, and right (E) and left (F) lateral views of the head of the holotype of
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(M—ZUFBA 1657, SVL 645 mm, TL 373 mm) from Morro do Chapéu, state of Bahia, Brazil.
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All specimens from the state of Bahia,
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. Adult female, MZUFBA 2394, tail damaged, collected on
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by B. Hamdan, in the municipality of Palmeiras, village of Vale do Capão (
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,
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,
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asl), in an area of Campos Rupestres along the bank of the river of Cachoeira da Fumaça waterfall; adult male, AAGARDA 7191, collected on
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by W. Pessoa, in the municipality of Palmeiras, village of Vale do Capão, in a tropical grassland environment near Cachoeira Águas Claras waterfall; adult male, UEFS 1519, no collector data, from the municipality of Palmeiras (
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,
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,
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asl); adult male, MZUSP 7804, tail damaged, and adult female, MZUSP 7805, both collected in 1980 by M. T. Rodrigues, in the municipality of Morro do Chapéu. All other specimens collected in the municipality of Rio de Contas (
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,
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, about
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asl), collection data from A.J.S. Argôlo. Adult male, MZUESC 2633, collected between
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and
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, at Bittencourt farm; adult female, MZUESC 2102, tail damaged, collected between
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and
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, at Brejo farm; adult male MZUESC 2642, tail damaged, adult female MZUESC 2643, adult female MZUESC 2644, tail damaged, and adult female MZUESC 2645, all four specimens collected between
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and
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at Brejo farm.
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can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of states of characters in preserved specimens: first third of body black or dark gray; vertebral stripe yellowish or creamish white, distinct from dorsals of nape and extending throughout almost the whole body length; head dorsum tan to brown, distinct from background color of first third of body; posterior temporal scales two to four; cloacal shield entire; six to ten rows of keeled dorsal scales at midbody; ventral scales with dark edges forming conspicuous transverse bars virtually throughout whole belly length; ventral surface of tail with conspicuous longitudinal dark stripes (in “zigzag”) in midventral portion of subcaudals; region of medial constriction of hemipenis slightly covered with spinules separating calyces of apex from spines below region of constriction; in lateral view, sulcus spermaticus positioned on convex face of hemipenis.
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB165111B7DFDD07D54" box="[377,629,839,863]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">Chironius diamantina</emphasis>
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is distinguished from all currently recognized congeners, except
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB161EA1B7DFE8D7D88" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">C. flavolineatus</emphasis>
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, by having the combination of first third of body black or dark gray, vertebral stripe yellowish or creamish white extending from nape throughout almost the whole body length, and head dorsum tan to brown distinct from background color of first third of body. Additionally,
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB167CD1B89FBEF7DC0" box="[933,1098,947,971]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">C. diamantina</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB1608F1B89FA397DC0" box="[1255,1436,947,971]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">C. flavolineatus</emphasis>
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(character states in parentheses) by having posterior temporals two to four (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB1679B1BE2FBAF7DE4" box="[1011,1034,984,1007]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs</emphasis>
. single posterior temporal); cloacal shield entire (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB165591BC1FEED7A19" box="[305,328,1019,1042]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs</emphasis>
. divided); six to ten (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB166521BC1FDF47A19" box="[570,593,1019,1042]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs</emphasis>
. maximum of four rows of keeled dorsal scales at midbody); ventral scales with dark edges forming conspicuous transverse bars virtually throughout whole belly length; conspicuous dark longitudinal stripes (in “zigzag”) in the midventral portion of subcaudals (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB167841C79FBAE7A51" box="[1004,1035,1091,1114]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs.</emphasis>
ventrals and subcaudals uniformly creamish white); region of medial constriction of hemipenis slightly covered with spinules separating calyces of apex from spines below region of constriction (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB166C51CB1FD617AA9" box="[685,708,1163,1186]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs</emphasis>
. region of medial constriction indistinct); in lateral view, sulcus spermaticus positioned on convex face of hemipenis (
<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB167481C8AFC927ACC" box="[800,823,1200,1223]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">vs</emphasis>
. sulcus spermaticus positioned on concave face of hemipenis in lateral view). Refers to
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for additional qualitative characters to distinguish
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB160A31CE9FAC97AE0" box="[1227,1388,1235,1259]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">C. diamantina</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A14FFB164FF1CCDFEED7B04" box="[151,328,1271,1295]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="566">C. flavolineatus</emphasis>
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.
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Description of the
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).
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Adult female; head distinct from neck; body slightly thinner in anterior portion; total length
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; TL
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; snout length
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; snout width
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; body width at midbody
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; body height at midbody
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. Length/width of rostral (4.5/
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); prenasals (1.7/
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); postnasals (1.6/
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); internasals (2.7/
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); loreals (2.2/
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); prefrontals (3.0/3.0 mm); prefrontal suture
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; preoculars (1.7/3.0 mm); supraoculars (5.5/
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); frontal (6.5/
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); frontal-supraocular suture
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; parietals (8.3/
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); parietal suture
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; anterior temporals (4.4/
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); posterior lower temporal (4.5/
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); first pair of chin shields (6/
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); horizontal eyes diameter (4.1/
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). Loreal longer than high, separated from orbit by preocular; loreal contacting postnasal anteriorly, preocular posteriorly, prefrontal dorsally, and second and third supralabials ventrally; preocular single, separated from frontal by suture between supraocular and prefrontal; pupil rounded; postoculars two; anterior temporal 1/1; posterior temporals 2/2; five occipital scales contacting parietals; supralabials 9/9, fourth, fifth, and sixth contacting orbit; infralabials 10/10, first to fifth contacting first pair of chin shields; fifth and sixth contacting second pair of chin shields; gulars three. Maxillary teeth 33. Dorsal scales rows formula
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; low density of apical pits on scales of neck; two rows of keeled dorsal scales at anterior portion of body; ten rows of keeled dorsal scales at midbody; six rows of keeled dorsal scales at posterior portion of body; keels very strong, mostly at midbody. Ventrals 161; subcaudals 137; cloacal shield entire (4.1/
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).
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A13FFB664FF1F9CFEB679B7" bold="true" box="[151,275,1958,1980]" pageId="4" pageNumber="567">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Color pattern variation in preservative (alcohol 70%) of adult male (AF, paratype MZUSP 7804, SVL 640 mm, TL 371 mm), and adult female (GH, paratype MZUSP 7805, SVL 504 mm, TL 306 mm) of
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.
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Color of the
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in preservative (alcohol 70%) (
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).
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Head dorsum uniformly brown; orbit slightly encircled by black; supralabials, infralabials, and ventral surface of head creamish white; dark postocular stripe reaching postoculars, temporals, and last supralabials (
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EF). First third of body dark gray gradually fading anteroposteriorly; first portion of vertebral stripe creamish white, gradually darkening anteroposteriorly, well distinct until posterior third of body; anterior portion of vertebral stripe 1.5 scale wide (
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C). Row of paraventral scales in first third of body stained by black or dark brown (
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EF). Venter ground color creamish yellow to grayish, conspicuously marked by transversal dark bars corresponding to posterior margins of ventrals; transversal dark bars incomplete on anterior portion of belly (
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D). Cloacal shield creamish white with gray spots; anterior portion of ventral surface of tail grayish, gradually getting lighter towards terminal caudal spine; conspicuous dark longitudinal stripes (in “zigzag”) along midventral portion of subcaudals (
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B).
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A12FFB764FF1FBBFEB6799C" bold="true" box="[151,275,1921,1943]" pageId="5" pageNumber="568">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
General views of adults (AG) and juvenile (H) of
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in life (A and F adult female paratype MZUFBA 2394, SVL 895 mm, tail damaged). Photos by M. Freitas (B, H), R. Santos (C, D, G), and T. Lordelo (E).
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A11FFB464FF1C06FEB07A59" bold="true" box="[151,277,1084,1106]" pageId="6" pageNumber="569">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Asulcate (left), sulcate (center), and lateral (right) views of the hemipenis of
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(paratype MZUSP 7804). Photos by M.G. Pires.
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Color pattern variation (
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).
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In alcohol 70%, color pattern of head dorsum possibly reaching lateral regions of head. Dorsal ground color of body dark gray, usually homogeneous; dorsum color pattern may attain lateral edges of ventrals, more conspicuous on tail region. Vertebral stripe 12 dorsal scales wide. Row of paraventral scales in first third of body creamish white. Conspicuous lateral stripe on tail region (
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F). Venter ground color generally gray, usually lighter on first third; ventral surface of tail creamish white (
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B, H).
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Color in life (
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).
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Head dorsum and snout brownish distinct from anterior portion of body; supralabials creamish white or yellowish; postocular stripe black or grayish; postocular stripe reaching postoculars, temporals, and occasionally last supralabials; infralabials and ventral surface of head creamish white. Dorsolateral ground color of body black, brown or grayish; first third of body darker than rest of dorsum; paraventral region brownish, lighter than rest of dorsum; dorsal scales generally black edged. Vertebral stripe golden extending from dorsal scales of nape to last third of dorsum of body where it gradually merges into body coloration. Venter ground color creamish white or light gray, conspicuously marked by transversal black or dark gray bars, especially after first third of belly; transversal bars correspond to posterior margins of ventrals (
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F). Ventral surface of tail light gray with conspicuous black longitudinal stripes (in “zigzag”) along midventral portion of subcaudals. A single juvenile, not collected, showed dorsolateral ground color of body light brown with conspicuous light gray cross bands along the dorsum, which are not observed in adult specimens, and vertebral stripe extending from dorsal scales of nape to approximately midbody (
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H).
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A11FFB464AF1EC1FD30791F" bold="true" box="[199,661,1787,1812]" pageId="6" pageNumber="569">Morphometric and meristic variation.</emphasis>
Largest male (MZUESC 2633)
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SVL,
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TL, largest female (MZUFBA 2394)
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SVL, tail damaged. Total length in males
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in males (n=4), females
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(n=7) in females. Variation of meristic and other morphometric data for
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are summarized in
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. Rows of keeled dorsal scales along body show variation (see
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) but keels are generally more conspicuous in males than in females.
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A10FFB564FF18C4FEA07F1F" bold="true" box="[151,261,254,276]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Variation of meristic data for all examined specimens of
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A10FFB5673F18C5FC4F7F1F" box="[855,1002,254,276]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">C. diamantina</emphasis>
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and conditions of meristic and qualitative
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diagnostic characters (in bold) for both
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and
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. SO=supralabials contacting orbit; TEp=posterior
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<paragraph id="D740D3255A10FFB564FF1906FA397F59" blockId="7.[151,1436,254,430]" box="[151,1436,316,338]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">temporals; KDA, KDM, and KDP=rows of keeled dorsal scales at anterior, midbody, and posterior portion of body,</paragraph>
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portion of subcaudals;
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= region of medial constriction of hemipenis; SS=position of sulcus spermaticus in lateral view of
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<paragraph id="D740D3255A10FFB564FF19A2FCBC7FA5" blockId="7.[151,1436,254,430]" box="[151,793,408,430]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">hemipenis; mean ± standard deviation; r=range; n=sample size.</paragraph>
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<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1A6CFEE07C67" box="[151,325,598,620]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Ventrals (VE)</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1A6CFB8F7C67" box="[434,1066,598,620]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">159.3±4.0; r=154163 159.7±3.0; r=156165</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1A40FA397C9B" box="[151,1436,634,656]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1A40FEE07C9B" box="[151,325,634,656]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Subcaudals (SC)</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1A40FB8F7C9B" box="[434,1066,634,656]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">135.5±3.5; r=133138 (n=3) 135.3±2.4; r=132137 (n=4)</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1AA4FA397CBF" box="[151,1436,670,692]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1AA4FEE07CBF" box="[151,325,670,692]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">VE+SC</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1AA4FB8F7CBF" box="[434,1066,670,692]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">295±8.5; r=289301 (n=3) 294.8±3.8; r=291298 (n=4)</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1AF8FA397CD0" box="[151,1436,706,731]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1AF8FEE07CD0" box="[151,325,706,731]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">SO</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1AF8FB8F7CD0" box="[434,1066,706,731]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">4o6o (n=8) or 4o5o (n=3)</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1AD3FA397CF4" box="[151,1436,745,767]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1AD3FEE07CF4" box="[151,325,745,767]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Infralabials</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1AD3FB8F7CF4" box="[434,1066,745,767]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">10 (n=10) or 9 (n=1)</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1B37FA397D28" box="[151,1436,781,803]" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1B37FEE07D28" box="[151,325,781,803]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">TEp</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1B37FB8F7D28" box="[434,1066,781,803]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">2 (n=8) or 4 (n=3)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31B37FA397D28" box="[1179,1436,781,803]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">1</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1B0BFA397D4C" box="[151,1436,817,839]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1B0BFEE07D4C" box="[151,325,817,839]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Maxillary teeth</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1B0BFB8F7D4C" box="[434,1066,817,839]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">35.0 ± 1.6; r=3337 (n=5)</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1B6FFA397D60" box="[151,1436,853,875]" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1B6FFEE07D60" box="[151,325,853,875]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Cloacal shield</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1B6FFB8F7D60" box="[434,1066,853,875]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">entire (n=11)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31B6FFA397D60" box="[1179,1436,853,875]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">divided</td>
</tr>
<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1B43FA397D84" box="[151,1436,889,911]" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1B43FEE07D84" box="[151,325,889,911]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">KDA</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1B43FB8F7D84" box="[434,1066,889,911]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">0 (n=7); 2 (n=3) or 8 (=1)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1BA7FA397DB8" box="[151,1436,925,947]" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1BA7FEE07DB8" box="[151,325,925,947]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">KDM</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1BA7FB8F7DB8" box="[434,1066,925,947]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">10 (n=10) or 6 (=1)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31BA7FA397DB8" box="[1179,1436,925,947]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">maximum 4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1BFBFA397DDC" box="[151,1436,961,983]" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="570" rowspan-2="1">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1BFBFEE07DDC" box="[151,325,961,983]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">KDP</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1BFBFB8F7DDC" box="[434,1066,961,983]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">8 (n=5); 10 (n=3); 6 (n=2) or 4 (n=1)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1BDFFA397DF0" box="[151,1436,997,1019]" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1BDFFEE07DF0" box="[151,325,997,1019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">TB</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1BDFFB8F7DF0" box="[434,1066,997,1019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">present (n=11)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31BDFFA397DF0" box="[1179,1436,997,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">absent</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1C33FA397A14" box="[151,1436,1033,1055]" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1C33FEE07A14" box="[151,325,1033,1055]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">LS</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1C33FB8F7A14" box="[434,1066,1033,1055]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">present (n=11)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31C33FA397A14" box="[1179,1436,1033,1055]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">absent</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1C17FA397A48" box="[151,1436,1069,1091]" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1C17FEE07A48" box="[151,325,1069,1091]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">CH</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1C17FB8F7A48" box="[434,1066,1069,1091]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">distinct (n=3)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31C17FA397A48" box="[1179,1436,1069,1091]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">indistinct</td>
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<tr id="69CFD1675A10004D64FF1C6BFA397A6C" box="[151,1436,1105,1127]" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
<th id="2A1EB81B5A10004D64FF1C6BFEE07A6C" box="[151,325,1105,1127]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">SS</th>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D65DA1C6BFB8F7A6C" box="[434,1066,1105,1127]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">convex face (n=3)</td>
<td id="2A1EB81B5A10004D60F31C6BFA397A6C" box="[1179,1436,1105,1127]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">concave face</td>
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A10FFB564AF1C93FE4C7AC9" bold="true" box="[199,489,1193,1218]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">
Hemipenis (n=3,
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).
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Organ unilobed, cylindrical, and unicalyculate. Hemipenis with large spinulate and well developed calyces on most apical portion. Medial portion of hemipenis with pronounced constriction region scattered with spinules, separating apical calyces from spines on hemipenial body. Medium to large curved spines covering lateral and assulcate sides and spinules covering sulcate side of organ. Sulcus spermaticus simple, centrolineal, and bordered by spinules along its extension. Sulcus spermaticus positioned more laterally at basal portion of hemipenis, gathering more centralized position from the end of proximal third of hemipenis. In lateral view, sulcus spermaticus situated on convex face of the organ. Basal portion of hemipenis with few spinules irregularly distributed.
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A10FFB564AF1DF3FEEB7BE9" bold="true" box="[199,334,1481,1506]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific name, a noun in apposition, refers to the Chapada
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, central region of the state of Bahia from where the new species was described.
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<emphasis id="E58B0F375A10FFB564AF1E2BFD407821" bold="true" box="[199,741,1553,1578]" pageId="7" pageNumber="570">Geographic distribution and natural history.</emphasis>
The new species is known from municipalities of Morro do Chapéu, Rio de Contas, and Palmeiras in the Chapada
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, state of Bahia,
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(
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). All available specimens were collected in areas up to
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asl.
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An individual was observed foraging around 3:00 PM on the banks of a rocky river in an area of Campos Rupestres near Cachoeira da Fumaça waterfall (
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asl), village of Vale do Capão, Municipality of Palmeiras, Bahia (
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). A few minutes later plunged into the river and remained there for about two minutes. When disturbed the specimen tried to escape, but when facing the observer opened its mouth, adopted the “S” posture, and attempted to bite. The specimen also showed the behavior of turning sideways along its axis when head was restrained.
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