Erythrolamprus breviceps (Cope, 1860)

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

Erythrolamprus breviceps (Cope, 1860)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult female; Napo Province, WWS, F.A.C.E. Trail; 00.6801°S, 077.6001°W; 1406 m a.s.l.; 10 Aug. 2019; QCAZ 17539 .

Identification. This brown snake has black spots along the sides that coalesce into a black line on the posterior half of the body, a black stripe extends posterior from the eyes, and the supralabials are whitish. This species has 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows, 7 supralabials, 1 preocular, 2 postoculars, 1+2 temporals, 8 or 9 infralabials, and a divided cloacal plate. Ventrals number 155–157 and sub- caudals 46–57.