Anomochilus monticola DAS, LAKIM, LIM & HUI, 2008

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Higher Taxa	Anomochilidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Anomochilus monticola DAS, LAKIM, LIM & HUI 2009 Cylindrophis ruffus — MALKMUS et al. 2002 Anomochilus monticola — GOWER et al. 2012: 47 Anomochilus monticola — WALLACH et al. 2014: 44
Distribution	Malaysia (N Borneo) Type locality: Kiau View Trail (06.00N, 116.32E; 1,513 m elevation; datum: wgs84), Gunung Kinabalu Park, Ranau District, Sabah, Malaysia (northern Borneo).
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: SP 04594 (Sabah Parks Zoological Museum, Gunung Kinabalu Park, Sabah, East Malaysia), female, 3 March 2004; B. Benedict, K. Yustie, and L. Johnny, collectors.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large montane species of Anomochilus (SVL to 509 mm), separable from members of the closely related genus, Cylindrophis in lacking a mental groove, and diagnosed from its congeners by the following combination of characters: parietofrontal single, midbody scale rows 19, and no large pale spots on either side of vertebral. The new species additionally differs from A. weberi (from Sumatra and southern Borneo) in showing an azygous (vs. paired) parietofrontal; 258–261 (vs. 242–248) midventrals; absence (vs. presence) of a light line along flanks; and absence (vs. presence) of large pale blotches on either side of the vertebral; and from A. leonardi (from Peninsular Malaysia and lowlands of eastern Borneo), in showing 19 (vs. 17) midbody scale rows; 258– 261 (vs. 239–248) midventrals; and dorsum unpatterned dark brown, except for pale speckles, one scale wide, at intervals on either side of the vertebral region (vs. with large pale spots). (Das et al. 2008)
Comment
Etymology	Latin for inhabitant of mountains (Gunung Kinabalu in Sabah), its elevation range distinguishes it from its two other congeners that are found in essentially lowland or mid-elevation localities. New name applied as a noun in apposition.
References	Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here Das, Indraneil; Maklarin Lakim, Kelvin K.P. Lim, and Tan Heok Hui 2008. New Species of Anomochilus from Borneo (Squamata: Anomochilidae). Journal of Herpetology 42 (3): 584-591 - get paper here Gower, D.; Garrett, K. & Stafford, P. 2012. Snakes. Firefly Books, Buffalo, NY,<br />144 p.. Lillywhite, Harvey B. 2014. How Snakes Work: Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes. Oxford University Press, New York, 256 pp Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp. O’Shea, M. 2018. The Book of Snakes. Ivy Press / Quarto Publishing, London, - get paper here Stuebing, R.B., Inger, R.F. & Lardner, B. 2014. A field guide to the snakes of Borneo, second edition. Natural history Publications (Borneo) Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/312913334266605 Google images

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