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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Main Authors: Oscar A. Flores-Villela, Eric N. Smith, Luis Canseco-Márquez, Jonathan A. Campbell
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2022-02-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3933
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author Oscar A. Flores-Villela
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Luis Canseco-Márquez
Jonathan A. Campbell
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description 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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