Fordonia hoani CHAU, NGUYEN, DANG, NGUYEN, LAM, TRAN, CAO, PHAN, ORLOV & NGUYEN, 2026
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Fordonia hoani
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| Higher Taxa | Homalopsidae, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hoan’s Crab-eating Snake |
| Synonym | Fordonia hoani CHAU, NGUYEN, DANG, NGUYEN, LAM, TRAN, CAO, PHAN, ORLOV & NGUYEN 2026 |
| Distribution | Coastal S Vietnam (Ca Mau Province, Vinh Long Province) Type locality: CGMBR (10°2436.4 N 106°5822.4 E) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ITBCZ 11126 (Fig. 2), adult female, collected by Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen and Thinh Tran Gia on July 28, 2024. Paratype (n = 4). ITBCZ 11219, adult female, collected from CGMBR (10°3012.9 N 106°5207.6 E) by Vu Dang Hoang Nguyen on January 17, 2025. Three adult female specimens (ITBCZ 11273 – 11275) collected from Nha Mat, Bac Lieu, Vietnam (9°1142.2 N 105°4312.0 E) by Ngon Quang Lam on June 30, 2020. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Fordonia hoani sp. nov. is distinguished from F. leucobalia sensu stricto by the unique combination of the following morphological characteristics: medium-sized snake, elongated, and cylindrical; head depressed, slightly distinct from neck; tail short (TaL/SVL 10.3 – 12.9% in females); dorsal scale rows 25(27) – 25(27) – (21 – 23), smooth; ventrals 145 – 152, usually present 1 – 2 last ventrals divided; subcaudals 29 – 32, all paired or some single and some paired; anal divided; nasals separated by a single internasal; 5 supralabials; 7 infralabials; usually absent loreal; dorsum olive to gray brown with dark spots or uniform dark brown. (Chau et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.24 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Similar species: Fordonia leucobalia |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is dedicated to Dr. Huynh Duc Hoan in recognition of his more than 25 years of unwavering service to mangrove ecosystem restoration and protection in the Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve. His lifelong dedication and leadership have been instrumental in the conservation of this unique wetland region. |
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