Herpetoreas burbrinki GUO, ZHU, LIU, ZHANG, LI, HUANG & PYRON, 2014
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Burbrink’s Keelback Chinese: Chayu Fulianshe |
Synonym | Herpetoreas burbrinki GUO, ZHU, LIU, ZHANG, LI, HUANG & PYRON 2014 Herpetoreas burbrinki — LALREMSANGA et al. 2022 |
Distribution | China (Xizang) Type locality: Zayu County, Xizang A. R., China, at an elevation of 1889 m |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: YBU 071128, an adult male, collected in Sep. 2007 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Herpetoreas burbrinki can be distinguished from its relatives on the basis of the following combination of characters: 1) TL/SVL ratio in the single male 0.26; 2) one or two preoculars; 3) three postoculars; 4) three anterior temporals followed by two posterior temporals; 5) eight supralabials, 3rd to 5th in contact with the eye, 7th supralabial largest; 6) ten infralabials, the first five bordering the anterior chinshields; 7) 172 ventrals (plus two preventrals) in the one single male; 8) anal plate divided; 9) 96 divided subcaudals in the one single male; 10) reduction of dorsal scales rows from 19 to 17 scale (VS19TO17) occurring above ventral scale position 108; 11) reduction of the tail dorsal scales rows from 8 to 6 (SC6TO4) occurring above subcaudal 63; 12) dorsal scales in 19-19-17 rows, all distinctly keeled. |
Comment | Abundance: Only known from two specimens. |
Etymology | This species is named after the herpetologist Frank T. Burbrink of Peoria, Illinois, in recognition of his contributions to snake systematics and evolution. |
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