Hebius kerinciensis (DAVID & DAS, 2003)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Amphiesma kerinciense DAVID & DAS 2003 Hebius kerinciense — GUO et al. 2014 Amphiesma kerinciense — WALLACH et al. 2014: 30 Hebius kerinciensis — DAVID et al. 2021 |
Distribution | Indonesia (western Sumatra) Type locality: slopes of Gunung Kerinci [= Mount Kerinci], western Sumatra, Indonesia |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZRC 2.3521 (Zoological Reference Collection of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore) |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Amphiesma, characterized by: (1) a stout body; (2) a moderately large eye (see below); (3) 19 scale rows at midbody, strongly keeled on upper rows, many of which are distinctly notched posteriorly; scales of first dorsal row enlarged, feebly keeled; (4) a single preocular; (5) a broad, dark vertebral band, with irregularly placed dark scales producing faint and irregular, discontinuous crossbars; (6) a faint pale ochre brown dorsolateral stripe bordering the vertebral band on each side, widening to produce three or four irregular blotches on the neck; (7) two distinct postocular streaks (see the description below) and (8) ventral scales purple greyish-brown at their outer border, with a row of well defined dark brown blotches at 3/4 of their width. Additional details (298 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Known from a single specimen only. |
Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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