Taeniophallus brevirostris (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 : 746

Taeniophallus brevirostris (Peters, 1863)

Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS; 00.6888°S, 077.6030°W; 1406 m a.s.l.; 10 July 2010; QCAZ 10636 • 1 adult; Napo Province, WWS; 00.6875°S, 077.6008°W; 1427 m a.s.l.; 27 July 2014; QCAZ 12810 .

Identification. These small snakes have a pair of tan to gray paravertebral stripes about 2 scales wide with darker brown above and below them. The dorsal scales are smooth and in 17 rows at midbody and with apical pits usually present. There are 8 supralabial scales, with the second in contact with the loreal scale, and supralabi- als 3–5 contacting the orbit. There are conspicuous light spots on the last two supralabials. Ventral scales range from 137–166, the cloacal plate is divided, and subcau- dals are 36–61. The pupil is round. This species lacks paired pale spots on the neck.

Habitat. One specimen was found moving during the day in secondary forest. The second specimen was found under rotting wooden boards in a small clearing in sec- ondary forest.