Imantodes cenchoa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 744

Imantodes cenchoa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS; 00.6875°S, 078.6008°W; 1427 m a.s.l.; 9 July 2010; QCAZ 10634 • 1 juvenile; Napo Province, WWS, F.A.C.E. Trail; 00.6801°S, 077.6001°W; 1406 m a.s.l.; 7 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 17537 .

Identification. These very thin snakes have a chunky head, very thin neck, and a laterally compressed body. The smooth dorsal scales are in 15–17 rows and have apical pits. The vertebral row is enlarged. The head is dark brown with light edging to the scales. There are 31– 52, usually <48, grayish to brown blotches on the back. There is 1 rostral scale, 2 internasals, 2 prefrontals, 1 frontal, 1 nasal, 1 loreal, 1 supraocular, 1–3 preoculars, 2 or 3 postoculars, 8 supralabials, and 10–11 infralabi- als. Males have 244–288 ventral scales and females have 223–268 ventrals. Subcaudals range from 158–195 in males and 147–177 in females.

Habitat. This snake was found mainly in secondary for- est, near buildings and in vegetation along the road at WWS.