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SUBMITTER: Arteaga A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5539368 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arteaga Alejandro A Mebert Konrad K Valencia Jorge H JH Cisneros-Heredia Diego F DF Peñafiel Nicolás N Reyes-Puig Carolina C Vieira-Fernandes José L JL Guayasamin Juan M JM
ZooKeys 20170315 661
We present a molecular phylogeny of snake genus <i>Atractus</i>, with an improved taxon sampling that includes 30 of the 140 species currently recognized. The phylogenetic tree supports the existence of at least three new species in the Pacific lowlands and adjacent Andean slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, which we describe here. A unique combination of molecular, meristic and color pattern characters support the validity of the new species. With the newly acquired data, we propose and define the ...[more]