Calamaria mizoramensis LALREMSANGA, MALSAWMDAWNGLIANA, BAL, KOROLEV, VOGEL, POYARKOV & NGUYEN, 2026
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Calamaria mizoramensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Calamaria mizoramensis LALREMSANGA, MALSAWMDAWNGLIANA, BAL, KOROLEV, VOGEL, POYARKOV & NGUYEN 2026 Calamaria pavimentata — LALREMSANGA et al. 2011: 266 (in part) Calamaria pavimentata — POYARKOV et al. 2023: 352 (in part) Calamaria pavimentata — BASFORE et al. 2024: 26133 (in part) Calamaria pavimentata pavimentata — DAVID et al. 2023: 168 (in part) |
| Distribution | India (Mizoram) Type locality: Reiek Community Reserve Forest, Reiek Village, Mamit District, Mizoram State, India (23.693927°N, 92.606556°E; altitude 1,252 m asl), |
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| Types | Holotype. MZMu 3744, adult male, collected by Amit kumar Bal and Lal Muansanga on 22 May 2025. Paratypes (n = 10, all from Mizoram State, India). MZMu 3743, adult male, from Aizawl Theological College, Durtlang, Aizawl District (23.762271°N, 92.736591°E; altitude 1,295 m asl), collected by Vanlalhruaia on 4 May 2025; MZMu 3141, adult male, from Ramrikawn, Aizawl District (no coordinates recorded); MZMu 3411, adult male, from Sihphir, Aizawl District (23.819979°N, 92.740684°E; altitude 1,084 m asl), collected by Huna Chawngthu on 27 February 2024; MZMu 2440, adult male, from Reiek Community RF, Reiek Village, Mamit District (23.413947°N, 92.366552°E; altitude 1,252 m asl), collected by Thlenga kawlni on 5 June 2021; MZMu 2559, adult male, from Tanhril, Aizawl District (23.738220°N, 92.674512°E; altitude 959 m asl), collected by Lal Muansanga; MZMu 868, adult female, from Mizoram university Campus, Tanhril, Aizawl District (23.737110°N, 92.663550°E; altitude 798 m asl), collected by H.T. Lalremsanga on 24 May 2018; MZMu 866, adult female, from kawrthah Village, Zawlnuam Subdivision, Mamit District (24.005732°N, 92.376458°E; altitude 670 m asl), collected by Nunkima Hauhnar on 18 June 2015; MZMu 867, adult female, from Sawleng Town, Saitual District (23.977904°N, 92.926377°E; altitude 1,176 m asl), collected by TBC Lalbiakhlunmawia on 23 April 2010; MZMu 869, adult female, from Tuivamit, Aizawl District (23.742432°N, 92.680197°E; altitude 889 m asl), collected by H. Chinliansiama on 3 July 2008; and MZMu 915, adult female, from North Hlimen, Thingdawl Subdivision, kolasib District (24.231646°N, 92.805201°E; altitude 686 m asl), collected by J.C. Alfred Lalsanglura on 21 June 2021. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=11). Calamaria mizoramensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other species congeners by the combination of the following morphological characters: 8–11 enlarged maxillary teeth; rostral higher than wide; prefrontal shorter than frontal and contacting the first two supralabials; mental not in contact with anterior chin shields; dorsal scales in 13–13–13 rows, smooth throughout; a single preocular and postocular; four supralabials, with the 2nd and 3rd ones contacting the eye; five infralabials; six scales surrounding the paraparietal; 147–175 ventrals; 13–27 paired subcaudals; a relatively short tail (10.3–13.1% in males, 4.7–6.5% of total length), thick and nearly cylindrical, terminating in an obtuse tip; dark brown to blackish-brown, with three to six longitudinal rows of slightly paler or dark-edged scales forming indistinct stripes of variable clarity along the body and a faint pale nuchal ring; a yellow ventral surface with dark outer corners on the ventral scales; and a broad, distinct median black stripe on the ventral surface of the tail. (Lalremsanga et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 14980 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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