Apographon orestes (HARVEY & MUÑOZ, 2004)
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Apographon orestes
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Tomodon orestes HARVEY & MUÑOZ 2004 Tomodon orestes — WALLACH et al. 2014: 731 Apographon orestes — TREVINE et al. 2022 |
| Distribution | Bolivia (Tarija), Argentina (Salta, Jujuy) Type locality: close to the Río Erquis, Reserva de Sama, Méndez province, Tarija, Bolivia, 2754 m elevation (21° 28’ 56’’ S, 64° 50’ 32’’ W). |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: CBF 2316 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus). The following combination of characters distinguishes Apographon from all the other genera of the tribe: smooth dorsal scales in 17 rows at midbody; supralabials 7; preoculars 2; 31–38 pairs of paravertebral black ocelli along the body; slightly dark oral mucosa or oral palate black; hemipenis with long lobes, covered with spinulate calyces and long spines (Figure S7 in Trevine et al. 2022). |
| Comment | Type species: Tomodon orestes HARVEY & MUÑOZ 2004 is the type species of the genus Apographon TREVINE et al. 2022. |
| Etymology | Named after the Greek noun “orestes”, used in apposition, meaning an inhabitant of mountains. The genus Apographon was named after the Greek “Apographos” (masculine noun, translated as “copy” or “transcript”), in reference to its resemblance with the genus Tomodon, where it was previously allocated. |
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