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Julie M Ray1, Paola Sánchez-Martínez2, Abel Batista3,4,5
1Department of Biology, University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA University of Nevada-Reno Reno United States of America.
Abstract:
A new species of Dipsas Laurenti, 1768, from Central Panama is described based on molecular analyses, hemipenial morphology, and external characters. This is the sixth species of Dipsas to be described for the country; the snake has been suspected to exist since 1977 and has not been thoroughly studied until now. Additionally, morphological comparations including scale counts are done with other species within the genus, and the current geographic distribution of Dipsastemporalis (Werner, 1909), the sister species, is updated. Finally, a key to the species of Dipsas currently known from Middle America is presented.
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