Anguiculus dicaprioi MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL, 2024
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Anguiculus dicaprioi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake |
| Synonym | Anguiculus dicaprioi MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Himachal Pradesh) Type locality: Thanei Kothi village, Churah Valley, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India (32.835467, 76.119381, elevation 1864 m) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NCBS NRC-AA-0013, adult female, collected by Virendar K. Bhardwaj on 15th June 2020. Paratypes (n = 3): adult female BNHS 3670 and adult male NCBS NRC-AA-0014 from the same locality, collected on 22nd June 2020 and 29th June 2020, respectively by Virendar K. Bhardwaj; male NHMW 26963:1 from Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). Additional referred material (n = 11): male MCZ R-4489 collected from Ambala, Haryana, India; female MCZ R-3137 & male MCZ R-3147 collected from Kooloo (Kullu) Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India; female ZSIK 8370 collected from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; male ZSIK 15,759 collected from Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India; female NHMW 26963:2 from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh; male NHMW 26962:1, two females NHMW 26962:2 & NHMW 26962:3 collected from Rangoon Valley by F. Stoliczka; male ZSI/HARC/R317 & juvenile ZSI/HARC/ without a number from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh cited by Kuttalam et al. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): Small-sized snakes characterized by 15 smooth DSR throughout; head not distinct form neck in adults; internasal not fused with nasal; nasal divided bearing a laterally oriented nostril between the two; eye of moderate size (not large) in relation to the head; 177–192 ventral scales; 57–75 subcaudal scales; anal divided; prefrontal not in contact with supralabial, 6 supralabials (rarely 5), extending beyond the angle of the jaw; loreal present; 1 preocular, 2 postoculars and temporals 1 + 1. The supraoccipital is chevron-shaped. The maxilla bears 22–24 subequal functional teeth. The teeth are arranged in a continuous manner, lacking a diastema, and no enlargement of teeth is observed. The basisphenoid bears median foramen. Hemipenis unilobed, distal less than half of the organ calyculate or spinose; numerous subequal spines present except for two large ones at the base; the organ lacks folds. (Mirza et al. 2024) 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 3618 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Type species: is the type species of the genus Anguiculus MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL 2024. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet “dicaprioi” is a patronym honouring Leonardo DiCaprio, an American actor, film producer, and environmentalist who has been actively involved in creating awareness about global climate change, increased biodiversity loss, and human health issues through pollution. In addition to this, he has made funds available for field conservation activities and research. The genus was named after a Latin masculine noun that refers to a ‘small snake’. The proposed nomen highlights the small size (SVL) of members of the new genus in relation to members of the family Colubridae. |
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