Cylindrophis yamdena SMITH & SIDIK, 1998

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Higher Taxa	Cylindrophiidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Yamdena Pipe Snake
Synonym	Cylindrophis yamdena SMITH & SIDIK 1998 Cylindrophis yamdena — DE LANG 2013 Cylindrophis yamdena — WALLACH et al. 2014: 205
Distribution	Indonesia (Yamdena Island) Type locality: Latdalam, Yamdena Island (7° 59’ S, 131° 09’ E), Tanimbar Archipelago, Indonesia.
Reproduction	ovovivparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R112252 (on loan from MZB)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Indonesian Cylindrophis with enlarged ventrals as follows: from C. melanotus by having fewer ventrals (179-193 v 224-245); C. opisthorhodus by having fewer midbody scale rows (20 or 21 vs 23) and its larger size (up to 610 mm snout-vent length vs less than 250mm snout-vent length); from C. lineatus by lacking white or black longitudinal dorsal bands and having fewer ventrals (210-215 v 179-193) and from C. r. ruffus by its paler adult coloration (pale orange-brown body without transverse dorsal bars, orange-brown subeaudals) versus a black or dark brown back with paler transverse bars and bright red subcaudals. (Smith & Sidik 1998) Additional details (2456 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Not listed in McDIARMID et al. (1999).
Etymology	named after the type locality.
References	Amarasinghe AAT, Campbell PD, Hallermann J, Sidik I, Supriatna J, Ineich I. 2015. Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis Wagler, 1828 (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Southeast Asia. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9 (1): 34–51 Iskandar, Djoko T. and Mumpuni 2002. The herpetological type specimens in the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense Collection. Hamadryad 27 (1):123-135 - get paper here Lang, Ruud de 2013. The snakes of the Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia. Edition Chimaira, 417 pp. - get paper here Smith, L. A. & I. Sidik, 1998. Description of a new species of Cylindrophis (Serpentes: Cylindrophiidae) from Yamdena Island, Tanimbar Archipelago, Indonesia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46: 419-424 - get paper here 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.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/388289683395636 Google images

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