Clelia clelia (Daudin, 1803)
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C705-2D5A-FCB1-564741A9F7F3 |
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Marcus |
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Clelia clelia (Daudin, 1803) |
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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 437 mm SVL ju- venile; Napo Province, WWS, F.A.C.E. Loop Trail, 00.6833°S, 077.5966°W; 1393 m a.s.l.; 15 July 2018; QCAZ 17123 View Materials GoogleMaps • 1 female adult; Napo Province, WWS, alive on road; 00.6865°S, 077.6015°W; 1420 m a.s.l.; 6 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 17533 View Materials GoogleMaps .
Identification. Adults are solid black dorsally, with the central portions of the ventrals pale, whereas juveniles have a black head, white to yellowish nape band with a dark blotch posterior to the nape band, and a red body. There are 17–19 dorsal scale rows at midbody, 7 or 8 su- pralabials, 8 infralabials, 1 preocular, 2 postoculars, and a divided cloacal plate. Ventrals in males are 218–225 whereas females have 228–242. Subcaudals range from 94–96 in males and 77–86 in females.
Habitat. A juvenile specimen was found in along a trail in primary forest and adult was found on a road in sec- ondary forest.
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