First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central

The first record in Central America of the species Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) is presented, with a juvenile collected and photographic specimen, the latter obtained with citizen science information available on the Inaturalist platform. The two records were ma...

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Autores principales: Romero-Marcucci, Angel, González-Pinzón, Macario, Ponce, Marcos, Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel
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Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí 2024
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/707
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spelling VIDANATURAL7072024-01-22T13:49:28Z First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central Romero-Marcucci, Angel González-Pinzón, Macario Ponce, Marcos Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel Darien Dipsadidae Photograph specimen Serranía de Pirre Science Citizen The first record in Central America of the species Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) is presented, with a juvenile collected and photographic specimen, the latter obtained with citizen science information available on the Inaturalist platform. The two records were made in the Province of Darién, Serranía de Pirre, Republic of Panama. Pholidosis data was obtained, to compare and identify the specimen using a dichotomous key of snakes and the genus Oxyrhopus of Colombia. A complete count of head and body scales is presented, including a complete description of coloration. For the adult, a count and partial description of the cephalic scales is presented, including a partial description of the coloration of the head and the anterior portion of the body. With these records the number of species of the genus Oxyrhopus in Panama increases to two. The taxonomic status of this species has been controversial for many years and taxonomic changes can be expected in the future. Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí 2024-01-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/707 10.59722/rcvn.v1i2.707 Revista Científica Vida Natural; Vol. 1 Núm. 2 (2024): Revista Científica Vida Natural 2992-6424 spa https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/707/518 https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/707/548 Derechos de autor 2024 Revista Científica Vida Natural https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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author Romero-Marcucci, Angel
González-Pinzón, Macario
Ponce, Marcos
Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel
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González-Pinzón, Macario
Ponce, Marcos
Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel
First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
author_facet Romero-Marcucci, Angel
González-Pinzón, Macario
Ponce, Marcos
Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel
author_sort Romero-Marcucci, Angel
description The first record in Central America of the species Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) is presented, with a juvenile collected and photographic specimen, the latter obtained with citizen science information available on the Inaturalist platform. The two records were made in the Province of Darién, Serranía de Pirre, Republic of Panama. Pholidosis data was obtained, to compare and identify the specimen using a dichotomous key of snakes and the genus Oxyrhopus of Colombia. A complete count of head and body scales is presented, including a complete description of coloration. For the adult, a count and partial description of the cephalic scales is presented, including a partial description of the coloration of the head and the anterior portion of the body. With these records the number of species of the genus Oxyrhopus in Panama increases to two. The taxonomic status of this species has been controversial for many years and taxonomic changes can be expected in the future.
title First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
title_short First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
title_full First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
title_fullStr First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
title_full_unstemmed First record of Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) in Central America: Primer registro de Oxyrhopus occipitalis (Wied-Neuwied, 1824) en América Central
title_sort first record of oxyrhopus occipitalis (wied-neuwied, 1824) in central america: primer registro de oxyrhopus occipitalis (wied-neuwied, 1824) en américa central
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí
publishDate 2024
url https://revistas.unachi.ac.pa/index.php/vidanatural/article/view/707
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