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Online Publication Date: 01 Mar 2014

Rediscovery of the Rare Snake Rhadinaea cuneata Myers, 1974 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae)

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Page Range: 122 – 124

DOI: 10.1670/12-183

Abstract

The colubrid snake Rhadinaea cuneata (Veracruz Graceful Brown Snake) was known previously from three individuals. In 2011 we collected two additional specimens in Yohualapa Cave, southeast Puebla, México. We provide the first description of color pattern of this species in life as well as additional natural history information.

Resumen

La serpiente colúbrida Rhadinaea cuneata (Veracruz Graceful Brown Snake) era conocida previamente sólo de tres individuos. En el 2011, se recolectaron dos nuevos ejemplares en la cueva Yohualapa, localizada en el sureste de Puebla, México. Se provee la primera descripción del patrón de coloración de esta especie en vivo, así como información adicional acerca de su historia natural.

Copyright: 2014

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Live specimen of Rhadinaea cuneata (CHCIB 4284) from Yohualapa Cave, Tlacotepec de Porfirio Díaz, Puebla, México.

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² Corresponding Author. E-mail: ramibautistaa@gmail.com

Accepted: 30 May 2013

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