Oxybelis rutherfordi Jadin, Blair, Orlofske, Jowers, Rivas, Vitt, Ray, Smith & Murphy, 2020 .

Paratype: MBLUZ 1268 [adult], between San Francisco de Macanao and Cerro Los Cedros, Isla de Margarita, [estado] Nueva Esparta, Venezuela (11° 01’ 34” N, 64° 17’ 30” W) by Gilson Rivas, Eusebio Millán, Ángel Fernández, and Reina Gonto on 10 October 2013 .

Remarks: currently a valid species, probably with a wider distribution in northern Venezuela and East of the Andes (Jadin et al. 2020). MBLUZ 1268 is in good condition of preservation.