Oxybelis transandinus is a species of snake.[1] The species was originally described in 2021 by Omar Torres-Carvajal, Mauricio Mejía-Guerrero and Claudia Terán from the Museo de Zoología of the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Ecuador.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Oxybelis |
| Species: | O. transandinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxybelis transandinus Torres-Carvajal, Mejía-Guerrero & Terán, 2021
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Description
editOxybelis transandinus is a species of Neotropical vine snakes that is endemic to Ecuador. It has been recently described as being distinct from a similar species of vine snake; Oxybelis aeneus.[1] Phylogenetic analyses has shown distinctive genetic differences.
Range & habitat
editThe species has been observed in Ecuador. The Holotype has been collected in Bosqueira Protected Forest and is an adult male. Paratypes were collected throughout the Pacific lowlands of Ecuador.[1] The species have been observed in dry ecosystems where the snake is active from the ground up to 1.5 meters in shrubs.[1]
Etymology
editThe name of the species is derived from Latin, where "Trans", means beyond and "Andinus" means Andean.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Mejía-Guerrero, Mauricio; Terán, Claudia (2021-08-18). "Adding missing vines to the tree: multilocus phylogeny of New World vine snakes (Serpentes: Colubridae: Oxybelis), with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 55 (31–32): 2027–2046. doi:10.1080/00222933.2021.1986164. S2CID 243478903.
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