Plagiopholis maculosa QI, SONG, YANG, XU, FANG, SU & WANG, 2025
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Plagiopholis maculosa
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Pseudoxenodontinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Nanling mountain snake Chinese: 南岭颈斑蛇” (nánlǐng jǐngbānshé) |
| Synonym | Plagiopholis maculosa QI, SONG, YANG, XU, FANG, SU & WANG in QI et al. 2025: 2174 |
| Distribution | China (Guangdong) Type locality: Tianjingshan National Forest Park (24.687856°N, 113.033517°E; ca 680 m a.s.l.), Nanling National Nature Reserve, Ruyuan County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, China |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SYS r002979, adult female (Figs 3–5A), collected by Rui-Jian Fang and Jun-Rong Su on 23 June 2025. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Plagiopholis maculosa sp. nov. can be differentiated from its congeners by the combination of the following morphological characters: (1) no loreal; (2) temporals 2+2; (3) maxillary teeth 17 in a single female; (4) 104 ventrals, excluding two preventrals in a single female; (5) 24 pairs of subcaudals, excluding tail tip in a single female; (6) presence of a large inverted “V”-shaped nuchal blotch; (7) dorsal surface of the body reddish-brown, with large black-brown spots scattered along the sides; the scales between these lateral spots have white margins, while the anterior and posterior adjacent scales are darker with black-brown edges, together forming irregular blotches along the dorsum. (Qi et al. 2025) 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 4194 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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