Philodryas viridissima (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 : 746

Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS, intersection of Antpitta Trail and small stream; 00.6769°S, 077.5984°W; 1480 m a.s.l.; 15 July 2018; photograph .

Identification. This species has a solid green back with 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody and a normal rostral scale lacking any accessory scales. Ventrals number>205 and lack black borders. This species lack the verte- bral zig-zag stripe of its congeners.