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<taxonomicName id="4C185DCAFFABC467D04F0047FD641F73" authority="Cuvier, 1817" authorityName="Cuvier" authorityYear="1817" box="[264,731,1804,1830]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Micrurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surinamensis">
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFABC467D04F0047FD9D1F73" bold="true" box="[264,546,1804,1830]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Micrurus surinamensis</emphasis>
(Cuvier, 1817)
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<taxonomicName id="4C185DCAFFABC467D04F0007FDD31F36" authority="Cuvier, 1817" authorityName="Cuvier" authorityYear="1817" box="[264,620,1868,1891]" class="Squamata" family="Elapidae" genus="Elaps" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="2" pageNumber="3" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="surinamensis">
<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFABC467D04F0007FE671F36" box="[264,472,1868,1891]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Elaps surinamensis</emphasis>
Cuvier, 1817
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, Regne Animal, ed. 1, 2: 84
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D04F0657FE401966" box="[264,511,284,307]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Micrurus surinamensis</emphasis>
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— Beebe, 1919, Zoologica, 2: 216
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<taxonomicName id="4C185DCAFFAAC466D04F0677FD2D1906" box="[264,658,316,339]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Micrurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="surinamensis" subSpecies="surinamensis">
<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D04F0677FD2D1906" box="[264,658,316,339]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis</emphasis>
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, Fieldiana, Zoology, 34, 29
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:
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Museum National d Historie Naturelle, Paris, number 3926, a male from
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, collected by Levaillant; originally
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, designated as
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by
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[not examined].
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D07F06B0FE051A40" bold="true" box="[312,442,507,533]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
Distinguished from other species of the genus by frontal scale narrower than supraoculars; only one supralabial (4th) contacting the eye; head flattened with nostrils and eyes directed upwards; process pseudocoronoid extremely developed; distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D0EA053CFD841AC5" box="[429,571,631,656]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">M. nattereri</emphasis>
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by having 156174 (instead of 180195) ventrals in males and 169187 (instead of 193215) ventrals in females; supratemporals extending well beyond exoccipitals rather than reaching only the posterior portion of exoccipitals in
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; posterior portion of parietal bone with a conspicuous sharp projection which is blunter in
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.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D07F0475FE6D1B0D" bold="true" box="[312,466,830,856]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Description:</emphasis>
Rostral scale broader than high, with a triangular shape in frontal view and visible from above; internasals less than half of the length of prefrontals, which do not enter the orbit; frontal longer than broad; supraoculars approximately as broad as the prefrontal; parietals about twice longer than wide; nasal divided; 1 preocular, longer than high; 2 postoculars; fourth supralabial enters the orbit; first pair of infralabials contacts behind symphysial; 14th pairs of infralabials contact first pair of genials; 4th or 45th pairs of infralabials contact second pair of genials; 2 pairs of genials; gulars generally 4; 15 dorsal scales rows, smooth, without reduction; anal plate divided.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D07F03CAFDF21CCE" bold="true" box="[312,589,1153,1179]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Color in preservative:</emphasis>
Dorsum of the head predominantly yellowish, with posterior margins of cephalic shields black bordered; supralabials, infralabials, and gular scales uniformly yellowish, generally with a posterior black border; the first black ring arises behind the parietals, crossing the posterior infralabials and gular region; black rings in triads, the central one wider than the outers; narrow yellow portions separate the black rings; triads are separated by broad red rings with scales bearing black pigmentation in the posterior edge; triads formula generally 3 / 2 / 6 / 2 / 3, consisting of a central wide black ring separated from the lateral narrow ones on each side by slender yellow portions, which are separated by broad red rings as interspaces; black rings become narrower laterally until reach the belly; dorsum and belly show the same pattern of triad; interspaces dorsally bearing black pigmentation in the posterior edge of scales.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAAC466D07F0177FDF81E03" bold="true" box="[312,583,1596,1622]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Hemipenis (Fig. 12):</emphasis>
Extends to the level of 810th subcaudal (everted organ), with subcylindrical shape; organ stout and bilobed, lobes somewhat distinct from the base; each lobe with a narrow tip; lobes become narrower to the tip, displaying some series of spines and spinules concentrated mainly on the lateral portions; sulcus spermaticus bifurcates just before the division of the lobes, about two­thirds the distance from the base of the organ; branches have centripetal orientation terminating on the distal region of the lobe; basal portion of the hemipenial body with a basal pocket moderately developed, which shows a medial and lateral folds; medial portion of the hemipenis bearing large spines (ca. 60) in the asulcate side, arranged in several rows; sulcate side with spines also concentrated in the medial portion; both sides with spinules mostly concentrated on the basal portion of the hemipenial body.
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Hemipenis of
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFADC461D303039EFC851CB9" box="[580,826,1237,1260]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Micrurus surinamensis</emphasis>
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(IBSP 68050), from Pontes e Lacerda state of
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Mato Grosso,
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. 1, sulcate; 2, asulcate side. Scale bar
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.
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(
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):
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Premaxilla transversally expanded on its anterior portion, constituting the paired lateral projections (
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) that are elongate and become narrower distally; the basis of each projection is ventrally pierced by a small foramen; ascending process of the premaxilla narrow, dorsally contacting the median portion of nasals; posteriorly, premaxilar bears the nasal process and palatine process, the later having two ramus contacting the septomaxilla dorsally and, generally, extending up to the anterior tips of the vomers; nasals round with a descending lamina contacting the septomaxillaries sagital and posteriorly; a projection of the nasals contacts frontals medially; septomaxillaries anteriorly concave with a lateral ascending projection curled backward; in its posterior edge, septomaxillaries show a straight and narrow projection in lateral view and slants posterolaterally in ventral view; vomer hemispherical, concave dorsally; posteriorly, in ventral view, shows a reduced alar process; prefrontals subtriangulars in dorsal view, contacting the frontals in the posterior edge; the anterolaterals expansions comprise the anterior portion of the orbits and have an articular surface with the prefrontal process of the maxillaries; lachrimal foramen circular and crosses the anterior portion of prefrontals; frontals semitriangulars in dorsal view, with a descending expansion that comprises the inner portion of the orbit;
<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFACC460D3C60627FCF819D0" box="[641,839,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">foramen orbitali</emphasis>
intermedium to the lateroventral edges between frontals and parietal bones; parietal comprises the anterior region of the braincase, with the anteriormost portion forming the posterior portion of the orbits; anterolaterally, parietal bears two reduced projections and generally has a dorsal sagital crest; the posterior edge of parietal has a conspicuous sharp projection, contacting prooptics laterally and supraocciptal posteroventrally; ventrally, parietal contacts basisphenoid and frontals in their anteriormost portion, forming the naso­frontal joint; prooptics have a irregular form constituting the lateroposterior portion of the braincase, and bear the foramens prooptic and facial in the region that laterosphenoid is indistinctly fused to them; prooptics contact parietal anteriorly, supraoccipital dorsally, exoccipitals posteriorly, and basisphenoid anteroventrally; supraoccipital positioned between parietal and exoccipitals, with a sagital crest dividing it into two ramus that laterally reach the dorsal portion of prooptics; supratemporals flattened extending well beyond exoccipitals, and having a posterior rotation in the point of articulation with quadrate; exoccipitals comprise the dorsolateral edge of the
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and the dorsal portion of
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; exoccipitals also bear the
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; basioccipital comprises the posteroventral portion of the braincase and laterally contacts exoccipitals, the anterior portion of basisphenoid, and, posteriorly, bears a bilobed process (
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); basisphenoid comprises the anterior basis of the braincase, laterally contacting the prooptics and parietal; basisphenoid has a flat and narrow anterior projection that dorsally contacts the frontals in their anteriormost portion; maxillaries rounded with paired fangs positioned at the level of the lateral process of the septomaxilla; maxillary bears the prefrontal process of the maxilla, articulating with the distal portion of prefrontals, and the ectopterygoid process that articulates with pterygoids posteriorly; maxillaries also bear a lateral projection articulating with the maxillary process of the palatines; palatines with a dorsal projection toward vomers, contacting the palatine process, and a maxillary process that laterally articulates with maxillaries; palatines have seven teeth located ventrally, and contacts pterygoids posteriorly; ectopterygoids are cylindrical and slight bones, that anteriorly articulates with maxillaries and posteriorly with the lateral portion of pterygoids; pterygoids moderately curled backward articulating with quadrates, constituting the articulation palate­quadrate; the pterygoids contact palatines in the anteriormost portion, and contain about 15 teeth; quadrates robust having a dorsal portion flattened where contact supratemporals and constitute a surface of articulation with mandibles; quadrates, in the inner surface, with a rounded projection that articulates with stapes; mandibles are constituted by dentaries and a compound bone; dentaries with a uniform width and 11 teeth; in the outer portion, dentaries have a mental foramen and a division in the posterior portion, originating a conspicuous ventral projection; compound bone comprises prearticular, articular, surangular, angular, and splenial bones; articulars are fused to prearticular and surangular bones, and constitute the posteriormost portion of the mandibles; articulars have a ramified cavity that articulates with quadrates; prearticulars and surangulars are ventrally fused and the dorsal depression between them constitute the
<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAFC463D3310627FCE219D0" box="[630,861,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">fossa mandibularis</emphasis>
; surangular bone has a conspicuous pseudocoronoid process with a foramen (surangular foramen) piercing the anterior basis; cuneiform angulars positioned ventrally to the prearticulars and limited anteriorly by splenials, which are slender and contact the ventral portion of dentaries; the angle formed by the point of articulation of the dentary with surangular is of approximately 10o.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAFC463D04F006AFE191F6C" bold="true" box="[264,422,1825,1849]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 35.</emphasis>
Skull of
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from state of Amazonas, Brazil. 3, dorsal view; 4, ventral view; 5, lateral view. Scale bar 5 mm.
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Mandibles of
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from state of Amazonas,
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. 6, inner face;
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7, outer face. Scale bar
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.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFAEC462D04F0062FE1A1F14" bold="true" box="[264,421,1833,1857]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">FIGURE 89.</emphasis>
Maxillas of
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from state of Amazonas, Brazil. 8, inner face; 9, outer face. Scale bar 5 mm.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFA1C46DD07F0650FE0B1960" bold="true" box="[312,436,283,309]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Variation:</emphasis>
Largest male
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SVL,
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TL; largest female
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SVL,
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TL. Characters that showed sexual dimorphism will be presented separately for males and females, while other data represent variation in both sexes. Ventrals 160172 (
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= 166.1; SD = 2.97; N = 26) in males; 169182 (
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= 175.6; SD = 3.17; N = 23) in females; subcaudals 3140 (
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= 35.0; SD = 2.37; N = 22) in males; 2934 (
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31.4; SD = 1.71; N = 22) in females; supralabials 78 (
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= 7.2; SD = 0.38; N = 47); infralabials 68 (
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= 7.0; SD = 0.29; N = 47); temporals 1+2 (N = 46 sides), 1+1 (N = 22 sides); number of triads 610 (
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8.3; SD = 0.9; N = 35); width of the central ring at the level of the midbody 510 scales (
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= 7.33; SD = 1.19; N = 33); width of interspaces 411 scales (
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= 7.86; SD = 1.94; N = 29); hemipenis (
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) extends 915 subcaudal scales (
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= 10.6; SD = 1.71; N = 10), and the retractor muscle extends 1322 subcaudal scales (
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= 16; SD = 2.94; N = 7); pterygoidal teeth 1316 (
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= 14.40; SD = 1.14; N = 5); parietal crest may be present or absent.
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<emphasis id="B96CFA5BFFA1C46DD07F0463FDF51B17" bold="true" box="[312,586,808,834]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Distribution (fig. 10):</emphasis>
Distributed along Equatorial forest in South
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in the Guianas region,
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, eastern of
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,
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,
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and central
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. In
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, occurs in the states of Acre, Amazonas, Roraima, Rondônia, Pará, Maranhão, Tocantins, and Mato Grosso.
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