Daniel's Keelback
Helicops danieli Amaral, 1938
Also calledFalsa Mapaná de Agua (spa) · Косоглазая змея Даниеля (rus)
First described in: Amaral, A. D. Estudo sobre ophidios neotropicos 34. Novas notas sobre a fauna da Colombia e descripcao de uma especie nova de Colubrideo aglypho.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
Diagnosis
Helicops danieli is readily distinguished from its congeners by its unique colour pattern, namely a spotted dorsum in combination with a ventral pattern consisting of two rows of semi-lunar marks on a light background (for information on references see, Suppl. material 3).
Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae)
Distribution
Helicops danieli is only occurring in Colombia, where it seems to be found mainly west of the Andes. There is a report from the lowland in the east near the Brazilian border (Yuki and Castano 1998, Fig. 1e). Specimen ZMB 9490 has the country-level locality Brazil without further precision.
Distribution and identification of the species in the genus Helicops Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes, Colubridae, Xenodontinae)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2457693.