Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

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 : 743

Drymoluber dichrous (Peters, 1863)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 juvenile; Napo Province, WWS; 00.6866°S, 077.6013°W; 1433 m a.s.l.; 11 July 2010; observation .

Identification. The juvenile color pattern of this species consists of medium-brown and cream bands with yellow bands across the head, while adults are uniformly dark brown with yellowish on the sides of the neck and pale supralabials. The dorsal scale row formula is 15-15-15. Two apical pits are present on the dorsal scales, there are two anterior temporal scales, and the cloacal plate is un- divided. Ventral scales are 160–180 in females and 157– 173 in males.