. Breviora. 1965 SNAKE GENUS DARLINGTONIA Darlingtonia haetiana perfector^ new subspecies Holotijpe: MCZ 77217, a female, from 24 km SW Barahona, 3700 feet (1221 meters), Barahoua Province, Repuhlica Domini- cana, taken by David C. Leber on 6 July 19G4. Original number ASFS V 2897. Paratypes: ASFS V 2898, same data as type, but collected by Richard Thomas; AIMNH 49738, near Polo, 3000 feet (910 meters), Barahona Province, Republica Dominicana, W. G. Hassler, 19 August 1935. Distribution: Known only from the Sierra de Baoruco in the Republica Dominicana, and probably occurring throughout modera
. Breviora. 1965 SNAKE GENUS DARLINGTONIA Darlingtonia haetiana perfector^ new subspecies Holotijpe: MCZ 77217, a female, from 24 km SW Barahona, 3700 feet (1221 meters), Barahoua Province, Repuhlica Domini- cana, taken by David C. Leber on 6 July 19G4. Original number ASFS V 2897. Paratypes: ASFS V 2898, same data as type, but collected by Richard Thomas; AIMNH 49738, near Polo, 3000 feet (910 meters), Barahona Province, Republica Dominicana, W. G. Hassler, 19 August 1935. Distribution: Known only from the Sierra de Baoruco in the Republica Dominicana, and probably occurring throughout moderate to higher elevations in that range. Diagnosis: A subspecies of Darlingtonia haetiana distinguished from the nominate race by a combination of a wide buffy nuchal collar (Fig. 3), a bolder and more contrasting longitudinally lined and dotted dorsal pattern (Fig. 2), and by less ventral and sub- caudal scales, giving a total underbody scale count from 174 to 178 in contrast to 181 to 193 (both sexes) in D. h. Fig. 2. Darlingtonia haetiana perfector, pattern at midbody, MCZ 77217, holotype, 24 km SW Barahona, .3700 feet, Barahona Province, Republica Dominicana. 'From the Latin for "conipleter, finisher" in aUusion to the fact that with the specimens from Barahona the genus is known from the entire south island, whereas previously it had been known only from Morne La Selle and Massif de la Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. , Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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