A New Species of Helicops (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini) from Southeastern Brazil Author Costa, Henrique C. Author Santana, Diego J. Author Leal, Fernando Author Koroiva, Ricardo Author Garcia, Paulo C. A. text Herpetologica 2016 2016-06-30 72 2 157 166 http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/herpetologica-d-15-00059 journal article 231400 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-15-00059 c3c8c82e-cdab-46c5-9f80-f1ccd8fa0626 1938-5099 7712201

TABLE 2.—Meristic and morphometric characters in Helicops nentur sp. nov. PV = preventrals, VE = ventrals, C = cloacal shield, SC = subcaudals, SL = supralabials, SL + E = supralabials in contact with eye, IL = infralabials, IL + G1 = infralabials in contact with first pair of genials, IL + G2 = infralabials in contact with second pair of genials, NA = nasal (entire = E or semidivided = S), Pe = preocular, Po = postocular, AT = anterior temporals, PT = posterior temporals, MXT = maxillary teeth, SVL = snout–vent length (mm), TL = tail length (mm).

Specimen	Sex	Dorsals	PV	VE	C	SC	SL	SL + E	IL IL + G1 IL + G2			NA	Pe	Po	AT	PT	MXT	SVL	TL
UFMG 2486 (holotype)	F	17–17–15	2	117	divided	41	8	iii–iv	10	i–v	v–vi	E:S	1	2	2	2	19 + 2	334	77
MZUFV 960	M	17–17–15	2	115	divided	56	8	iii–iv	10	i–v	v–vi	E	1	2	2	3:2	21 + 2	318	108
MZUFV 742	F	17–17–15	1	116	divided	44	8	iii–iv	10	i–v	v–vi	E	1	2	2	2:3	18 + 2	432	106
UFMG 175	F	17–17–15	1	117	divided	40 + n	8	iii–iv	10	i–v	v–vi	E	1	2	2	2	20 + 2	650	140 + n
ZUFMS-REP 2291	F	17–17–15	1	111	divided	52	8	iii–iv	9/10	i–v	v–vi	E	1	2	2	2	19 + 2	153	45