Calamaria alcalai WEINELL, LEVITON & BROWN, 2020
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Calamaria alcalai
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Alcala's Reed Snake |
| Synonym | Calamaria alcalai WEINELL, LEVITON & BROWN 2020 |
| Distribution | Philippines (Occidental Mindoro Province [Mindoro Island]) Type locality: Philippines, Occidental Mindoro Province, Municipality of Sablayan, Barangay Batong Buhay, Sitio Palbong (12.865 ºN, 120.902 ºE), 130 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: PNM 9873 (formerly KU 305555; field number ELR 645), adult male, collected by Edmund B. Leo Rico on September 17, 2006. Paratypes (n=2): KU 335918 (field number RMB 17682), adult male, collected by Wilson Bulalacao, B. Gurubat, R. Reyes, Diego Roldan-Pina, Scott Travers, and J. Zafe at approximately 2400 hrs on July 7, 2013; KU 335919 (field number RMB 17719), adult female, same locality and collectors as first paratype but obtained between 1900–2100 hrs on November 11, 2013. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: The new species differs from all other southeast Asian species by having the following combination of characters: prefrontal scales large, bordering rostral scale; internasal scales absent; 13 longitudinal rows of dorsal scales throughout length of body; subcaudal scales > 30 pairs (females), > 40 pairs (males); mental scale not in contact with chin shields; preocular scale present; prefrontal scale not in contact with eye. Color pattern in life: dorsal surface of head, body, and tail maroon or light maroon; ventral surface of head and anterior of body yellow; ventral surface of posterior of body and tail pale cream; boundary between dorsal and ventral body coloration on first longitudinal row of dorsal scales light yellow to cream. Color pattern in ethanol: dorsal surface of head, body, and tail uniformly dark brown; ventral surface of head, body, and tail pale yellow or cream. (Weinell et al. 2021). Additional details (6904 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: Calamaria schlegelii |
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