Revista de Biología Tropical ISSN Impreso: 0034-7744 ISSN electrónico: 2215-2075

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A new species of slender coralsnake from Colombia, and its clinal an ontogenetic variation (Serpentes, Elapidae: <i>Leptomicrurus</i>)
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Keywords

reptilia
squamata
serpentes
elapidae
leptomicrurus renjifoi
leptomicrurus scutiventris
leptomicrurus
micrurus
clinal variation
colombia
south america

How to Cite

Lamar, W. W. (2003). A new species of slender coralsnake from Colombia, and its clinal an ontogenetic variation (Serpentes, Elapidae: <i>Leptomicrurus</i>). Revista De Biología Tropical, 51(3-4), 805–810. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16052

Abstract

Leptomicrurus renjifoi is described from tropical semi-deciduous forest of the eastern Colombian llanos. It is one of the smallest species in the genus, is most similar to L. scutiventris, and it may be distinguished from known congeners by a combination of color, pattern, and scale characters. Evidence for the recognition of Leptomicrurus is convincing, although its members were recently thought to comprise a closely related assemblage within Micrurus. A supposedly aberrant specimen of L. scutiventris may indicate clinal or ontogenetic variation in pattern.
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