Herpetoreas murlen LALREMSANGA, BAL, VOGEL & BIAKZUALA, 2022
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Herpetoreas murlen
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Murlen Keelback Snake G: Murlen-Wassernatter |
| Synonym | Herpetoreas murlen LALREMSANGA, BAL, VOGEL & BIAKZUALA 2022 |
| Distribution | India (Mizoram, Champhai District: Murlen National Park) Type locality: Murlen National Park (coordinates: 23.62627° N, 93.28936° E, 1,763 m asl.), Champhai District, Mizoram, northeastern India |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZMU2041, adult male, collected at ca. 1700 hrs on 11 August 2021, by Amit Kumar Bal. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Herpetoreas murlen sp. n. is diagnosable by the following morphological characters (based on the holotype, male: (1) TaL/TL 0.23; (2) two PVe, 179 Ve, and 78 paired Sc; (3) As divided; 4) nine IL, with the first four contacting the AG, and the fourth and fifth contacting the PG; (5) eight SL, the third to fifth contacting the eye, the seventh largest; (6) Tem 1+1; (7) two PrO, and three PoO; (8) dorsal scales in 19:19:17 rows, distinctly keeled, those in the first row feebly keeled; (9) internasal scales sub-triangular; (10) scales on posterior part of head and temporal region smooth; (11) the everted hemipenes bilobate near the tip; sulcus spermaticus bifurcated just beneath the crotch; weakly developed apical naked area at the crotch and invisible from the asulcate face; numerous small spines present, increasing in size distally, and a distinct basal hook present. (LALREMSANGA et al. 2022) 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 5870 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Behavior: Crepuscular in activity. (Lalremsanga et al. 2022) |
| Etymology | The specific epithet refers to the type locality, Murlen National park, Champhai District, Mizoram, India. |
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