Bogert's Shadow Snake
Synophis bogerti Torres-Carvajal, Echevarría, Venegas, Chávez & Camper, 2015
Also calledCulebras Andinas de la Sombra de Bogert (spa) · Serpientes pescadoras de Bogert (spa)
First described in: Torres-Carvajal O, Echevarría Ly, Venegas Pj, Chávez G, & Camper Jd. Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Synophis bogerti can be distinguished from other species of Synophis by having a semicapitate, bilobed hemipenis with a large lateral spine at the base of the hemipenial body (Fig. 3); 19 longitudinal rows of dorsals at midbody; strongly keeled dorsals except for first row, which is weakly keeled (at least posteriorly); and 154 - 163 ventrals in males, 161 - 168 in females. Scutellational characters of all recognized species of Synophis are presented in Table 3.
Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru
etymology
Etymology. The specific epithet bogerti is a noun in the genitive case and is a patronym for Charles M. Bogert (1908 - 1992), an American herpetologist and former curator of the American Museum of Natural History. Among his many contributions, Bogert published a systematic revision of Diaphorolepis and Synophis, in which he recognized that " It is also possible, of course, that specimens tentatively referred to Synophis bicolor are not actually conspecific " (Bogert 1964: 517). Specimens of " Synophis bicolor " from eastern Ecuador examined by Bogert (1964) correspond to Synophis bogerti sp. n.
Description and phylogeny of three new species of Synophis (Colubridae, Dipsadinae) from the tropical Andes in Ecuador and Peru
description
Range. Amazonian Andean slopes of central Ecuador, ~ 1000 – 2000 m. Description. Adult size ~ 370 – 410 mm SVL and ~ 180 – 200 mm TL in males and 420 – 540 mm SVL and 220 – 240 mm TL in females (assuming> 370 mm SVL is adult), keeled nuchal scales; no nuchal collar; intranasals in contact; 2 postoculars; 10 – 11 infralabials; 8 – 9 supralabials; 157 – 168 ventrals; 103 – 117 subcaudals; and 19 - (17 – 19) - 17 dorsal scale-rows at midbody, with single, heavy keel. Notes. Includes specimens historically and recently referred to S. bicolor, S. aff. bicolor (eastern Andes), and S. lasallei by previous authors (Bogert 1964; Pyron et al. 2015).
A revision and key for the tribe Diaphorolepidini (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) and checklist for the genus Synophis
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8780218.