Clelia equatoriana

Clelia equatoriana, commonly known as the equatorial mussarana, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.

Clelia equatoriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Clelia
Species:
C. equatoriana
Binomial name
Clelia equatoriana
(Amaral, 1924)
Synonyms[1]
  • Barbourina equatoriana
    Amaral, 1924
  • Clelia equatoriana
    J. Peters & Orejas-Miranda, 1970

Geographic range

C. equatoriana is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1]

Description

C. equatoriana has 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody (C. clelia has 19).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Amaral A (1924). "New genus and new species of South American snakes contained in the United States National Museum". J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 200–202. (Barbourina, new genus, p. 201; Barbourina equatoriana, new species, pp. 201–202).


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