Dendrophidion clarkii
- Dataset
- Systematics of the Dendrophidion nuchale complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) with the description of a new species from Central America
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Colubridae
- genus
- Dendrophidion
- species
- Dendrophidion clarkii
description
Variation and remarks. Five other everted or partially everted hemipenes of Dendrophidion clarkii from three specimens (LACM 148553 – 54, FMNH 165567) had 10 – 12 spines in the spinose annulus; two of these had total spine counts of 42 and 48. As described before (see species account), the hemipenis of the holotype has 15 spines in the annulus and a total of 52 spines. The lengths of twelve retracted hemipenes of Dendrophidion clarkii we examined were from the proximal portion of subcaudal 6 to the middle of subcaudal 10 with the following frequencies: to the proximal portion of subcaudal 6 (N = 1), suture between subcaudals 6 and 7 (1), proximal portion or the middle of subcaudal 7 (3), suture between subcaudals 7 and 8 (2), suture between subcaudals 8 and 9 (3), suture between subcaudals 9 and 10 (1), middle of subcaudal 10 (1).