Ninia guytudori ARTEAGA & HARRIS, 2023
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Ninia guytudori
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Dipsadinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Tudors’s Cof- fee-Snake. S: Culebra cafetera de Tudor |
| Synonym | Ninia guytudori ARTEAGA & HARRIS 2023: 320 |
| Distribution | Ecuador (Pichincha) Type locality: road to Mindo, Pichincha province, Ecuador (-0.02825, -78.76189; 1676 m). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. JMG 1327 (Figs 3, 4a, 5a–b), adult female collected by Alejandro Arteaga on July 27, 2017. Paratopotype. SC 005 (Fig. 5c, d), juvenile male with the same data as the holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Ninia guytudori sp. nov. is placed in the ge- nus Ninia, as diagnosed by Dunn (1935), based on phylo- genetic evidence (Fig. 1). The species is diagnosed based on the following combination of characters: (1) 19/19/19 keeled dorsals; (2) two postoculars or none in SC 005; (3) loreal 1.6–1.7 × longer than high; (4) temporals 1+2; (5) seven or eight supralabials, usually fourth and fifth con- tacting orbit; (6) seven or eight infralabials, first four or five contacting chin shields; (7) two rows of chin shields; (8) two or three preventrals; (9) 130–138 ventrals in males, 144 in the single female; (10) 48–51 subcaudals in males, 44 in the single female; (11) dorsal ground color uniformly black with a white nuchal collar that connects to a white lip band forming a bridle (Fig. 6); (12) ven- tral surfaces uniformly immaculate white (Fig. 3b); (13) 181–243 mm SVL in males, 183 mm in the single female; (14) 30–58 mm CL in males, 35 in the single female. |
| Comment | |
| Etymology | Named after Guy Tudor, an all-around naturalist and scientific illustrator with a deep fondness for birds and all animals, in recognition of the impact he has had on the conservation of South America’s birds through his artistry. For many years, Tudor and Bob Ridgely partnered in the preparation of numerous well-regarded volumes on the Neotropical avifauna. |
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