Open AccessOn the taxonomy of snakes in the genus Leptodeira, with an emphasis on Costa Rican species
Author(s) -
César L. Barrio-Amorós
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
reptiles and amphibians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-4961
pISSN - 2330-3956
DOI - 10.17161/randa.v26i1.14321
Subject(s) - subspecies , taxonomy (biology) , confusion , biology , zoology , ecology , psychology , psychoanalysis
Considerable confusion surrounds the taxonomy of snakes in the genus Leptodeira, which contains 12 currently recognized species. Herein I review the genus and recognize 15 species based on previously published morphological and genetic data. Easily recognized traits can be used to identify Costa Rican species of Leptodeira, and taxonomic insights into all species in the L. annulata-septentrionalis complex are discussed. Photographs of all currently recognized species and subspecies are included.