Homalophis gyii (MURPHY, VORIS & AULIYA, 2005)
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Higher Taxa | Homalopsidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Kapuas Mud Snake |
Synonym | Enhydris gyii MURPHY, VORIS & AULIYA 2005 Hypsirhina doriae — BROWN 1902: 180 Enhydris doriae — BARBOUR 1912: 123 Enhydris doriae — GYI 1970: 130 Enhydris doriae — AULIYA 2003: 221 Enhydris gyii — MURPHY 2007: 122 Enhydris gyii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 271 Homalophis gyii — MURPHY & VORIS 2014: 23 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Borneo: Kalimantan) Type locality: Indonesia (Kalimantan Barat), Sungai Kapuas at Putussibau (0° 52’ N, 112° 55’ E), where the Sibau River empties into the Kapuas River, Kapuas hulu Regency, West Kalimantan. |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: ZFMK 65824. Paratypes: ANSP 26411, ZFMK 65825, female |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: Dorsal scales in 25–27 rows at mid-body; subocular scales present; 15–16 upper labials, ones below and behind eye horizontally divided. It may be most easily confused with H. doriae, which has 29–33 scale rows at mid-body, and fewer than 153 ventrals (n = 3; Murphy & Voris 2014: 23) |
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Etymology | Named after the late Burmese herpetologist Ko Ko Gyi, Professor at Rangoon University, and the first zoologist to revise the entire subfamily Homalopsinae in the 20th century. |
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