Calamaria nebulosa LEE, 2021
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Calamaria nebulosa
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Clouded Reed Snake |
| Synonym | Calamaria nebulosa LEE 2021 Calamaria yunnanensis – STUART & HEATWOLE, 2008 Calamaria yunnanensis – QUAH et al., 2008 (in part) Calamaria cf. yunnanensis – WEINELL et al. 2021 |
| Distribution | Laos (Phongsaly Province) Type locality: Laos, Phongsaly Province, Phongsaly District, on the mountainous road to Udomxai [= Oudomxai] about 25 km from Phongsaly City (21º29’N, 102º12’E; ~1000 meters above sea level) |
| Reproduction | oviparous (presumed, fide Lee, 2021) |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 258666 (field tag: HKV 64382), an adult female collected dead on road (DOR) by Mr. Bounthavy Phommachanh on 6 October 1999. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Calamaria distinguished from all other members of the genus from mainland Southeast Asia by having the following combination of morphological characters: (1) rostral wider than high; (2) portion of rostral scale visible from above approximately half the length of the prefrontal suture; (3) six scales and shields surrounding the paraparietal scale; (4) absence of a preocular scale; (5) four supralabials, with the second and third touching the eye; (6) five infralabials, the first pair separating the mental scale from the anterior chin shields; (7) 179 ventrals and three gular scales; (8) 22 paired subcaudals; (9) dorsal color pattern in preservative bluish-gray with five indistinct dark-brown longitudinal stripes; (10) ventral surface of tail in preservative uniform yellow, immaculate; and (11) absence of a distinct white nuchal collar posterior to the head. (Lee, 2021) Additional details (7055 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar Species: Calamaria yunnanensis CHERNOV, 1962. Distribution: Presumably has a wider distribution extending across northern Laos, northern Thailand, southern Yunnan Province, China and perhaps also Vietnam. Conservation: Recommended IUCN status: Data Deficient fide. Lee, 2021. |
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