Indotyphlops combank WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA, DE SILVA, TENNAKOON, SAMARAKOON & WICKRAMASINGHE, 2023
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Indotyphlops combank WICKRAMASINGHE, VIDANAPATHIRANA, DE SILVA, TENNAKOON, SAMARAKOON & WICKRAMASINGHE 2023: 40 |
Distribution | Sri Lanka (Polonnaruwa District) Type locality: Giritale (7°59'47"N, 80°55' 32"E; alt. 85m a.s.l.), Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province, Sri Lanka |
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Types | Holotype. NMSL 2023.07.01 (SVL 123.5 mm), collected by L.J.M. Wickramasinghe, M.C. De Silva, and D.R. Vidanapathirana on 13 September 2011. Paratypes. NMSL 2023.07.02 (SVL 93.6 mm) and DWC 2023.05.01 (SVL 131.1 mm); the same collection data as holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Indotyphlops combank sp. nov. can be distinguished from all known congeners by the following combination of characters. A small sized snake (total length 94–131 mm, SVL 91–128 mm, TL 2.1–2.8 mm); slender (TOL/BW 49.3–57); 20 longitudinal scale rows along the body; rostral narrow, longer than wide in dorsal aspect (RW/RL 0.55–0.57), not extending posteriorly to level of eye; frontal shield extends to upper level of eye; middorsal scales 322–352 (not including intercalary scales); midventrals 306–342; nasal scale divided; first gland line across head straight, not reaching level of eye; second gland line convex, midpoint reaching midlevel of eye. (WICKRAMASINGHE et al. 2023) Additional details (5681 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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