Apostolepis kikoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Dipsadidae
Subfamilia: Dipsadinae
Genus: Apostolepis
Species: Apostolepis kikoi

Name

Apostolepis kikoi Santos, Entiauspe-Neto, Araújo, Souza, Lema, Strüssmann & Albuquerque, 2018: 2

Holotype: MCP 12096, ♀, collected by the faunal rescue team in 2000.

Type locality: “Manso multi-use reservoir and hydroelectrical power plant – locally known as APM Manso – constructed at the confluence of the rivers Manso and Casca, Chapada dos Guimarães (15°27’39”S, 55°45’00”W; 811 m.a.s.l.), Mato Grosso, Brazil”.

References

Primary references

Santos, F.M. dos, Entiauspe-Neto, O.M., Araújo, J. da S., Souza, M.B. de, Lema, T. de, Strüssmann, C. & Albuquerque, N.R. de 2018. A new species of burrowing snake (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Apostolepis) from the state of Mato Grosso, Central-West region of Brazil. Zoologia 35: e26742. DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.35.e26742 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2020. Apostolepis kikoi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 April 2019.

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