Pseudalsophis hephaestus (Santiago Racers)
Pseudalsophis hephaestus Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin, 2018
This species differs from all other species of Pseudalsophis by the following combination of characters: (1) ventrals 174 to 176 in females and 177 to 183 in males; (2) subcaudal scales 87-114; (3) edge of the capitulum on the asulcate side square rather than round; (4) capitular groove forming an…