A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)
A new snake species of the genus Rena is described from northern Jalisco, Mexico. The new species represents an isolated member of the R. dulcis group in the extreme southwest Mesa Central of the country. We redefine the R. dulcis and R. humilis groups within the genus Rena. The status of the other...
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| author | Oscar A. Flores-Villela Eric N. Smith Luis Canseco-Márquez Jonathan A. Campbell |
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A new snake species of the genus Rena is described from northern Jalisco, Mexico. The new species represents an isolated member of the R. dulcis group in the extreme southwest Mesa Central of the country. We redefine the R. dulcis and R. humilis groups within the genus Rena. The status of the other species allocated to these groups is discussed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-997eabbb102647168759a18e77f9be082025-08-20T02:24:55ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062022-02-019310.22201/ib.20078706e.2022.93.3933A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)Oscar A. Flores-Villela0Eric N. Smith1Luis Canseco-Márquez2Jonathan A. Campbell3Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity of TexasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversity of Texas A new snake species of the genus Rena is described from northern Jalisco, Mexico. The new species represents an isolated member of the R. dulcis group in the extreme southwest Mesa Central of the country. We redefine the R. dulcis and R. humilis groups within the genus Rena. The status of the other species allocated to these groups is discussed. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3933Blind snakesTaxonomyNomenclatureSquamataSerpentes |
| spellingShingle | Oscar A. Flores-Villela Eric N. Smith Luis Canseco-Márquez Jonathan A. Campbell A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Blind snakes Taxonomy Nomenclature Squamata Serpentes |
| title | A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) |
| title_full | A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) |
| title_fullStr | A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) |
| title_short | A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae) |
| title_sort | new species of blindsnake from jalisco mexico squamata leptotyphlopidae |
| topic | Blind snakes Taxonomy Nomenclature Squamata Serpentes |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3933 |
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