Brachyorrhos pygmaeus MURPHY & VORIS, 2020
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Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
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| Higher Taxa | Homalopsidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Brachyorrhos pygmaeus MURPHY & VORIS 2020 |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Seram Island) Type locality: Seram Island, Indonesia |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous (by implication) |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH1910.4.26.60, mature female, collected in 1909 by Wilfred Stalker (Murphy and Voris 2020). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A Brachyorrhos with a rounded snout, a loreal scale; one preocular scale; upper labials six or seven, the fourth upper labial bordering the orbit; the second and third upper labials contact loreal; six lower labials; 143 ventral scales; 22 subcaudal scales; the tail is 11.5% of the SVL. 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 411 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Only known from the holotype. |
| Etymology | The epithet is derived from the small size of this snake. At 128 mm total length and the specimen being a gravid female this species is a candidate for the smallest advanced snake (Murphy and Voris 2020) |
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