ZAHER, H.; OLIVEIRA, M. E. & FRANCO, F. L.

A new, brightly colored species of Pseudoboa Schneider, 1801 from the

Amazon Basin (Serpentes, Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 1674: 2737, 2008.

FIGURE 6. Schematic representation of head and dorsum color patterns in (A) Pseudoboa serrana, (B) P.
haasi, (C) P.
martinsi, (D) P. coronata, (E) P. neuwiedii, (F, G) P. nigra. Juvenile and adult patterns shown in left and
right columns,
respectively. Head towards the right side of each drawing. See text for a detailed explanation.
Dichotomous key for the species of Pseudoboa
1 Seventeen dorsal scale rows ........................................................................................................................ 2
- Nineteen dorsal scale rows .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 Dorsum uniform reddish or reddish brown in smaller and larger individuals.............. Pseudoboa coronata
- Dorsum bicolored with a large black vertebral stripe and reddish flanks ................................................... 3
3 Collar retained in large individuals, apical pits absent throughout body....................... Pseudoboa martinsi
- Collar absent in large individuals, apical pits present throughout the body ................... Pseudoboa serrana
4 Prominent rostral scale enlarged laterally, eight supralabial scales............................................................. 5
- Rostral scale not enlarged laterally, seven supralabial scales, dorsum bicolored throughout life with a large
black vertebral stripe and reddish flanks ...........................................................................Pseudoboa haasi
5 Rostral scale conspicuously elevated from the adjacent scales, dorsum of larger individuals uniform black
or black with white blotches .............................................................. Pseudoboa nigra
- Rostral scale enlarged but at the same level or, at most, only slightly elevated from adjacent scales, dorsum
reddish brown in larger individuals ...................................................... Pseudoboa neuwiedii