Xenodon merremii, Wagler, 1824

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 865

Xenodon merremii (Wagler in Spix, 1824)

Records. Table 2.

Wagler’s Snake individuals were identified by their size (TL = 112.0 cm ± 10.1; n = 3), robust body, which is flattened ventrally, and short tail (12.5% of TL). The color pattern of this species is highly variable. The dorsum had brown hourglass-shaped crossbands, which

were edged with white, or the dorsum was uniformly dark black-brown. The background color was paler, from grayish brown to yellow brown, and there was a diagonal dark band bordered by a fine line from the eye to the corner of the mouth. This species is often confused with Bothrops spp. We vouchered all 3 road-killed specimens (ZUFMS-REP02736, REP02744, REP02737).