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Lycodon futsingensis (POPE, 1928)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesChinese: 福清白环蛇 
SynonymDinodon futsingensis POPE 1928
Dinodon septentrionale ruhstrati — MAKI 1931 (part.)
Dinodon futsingensis — BOURRET 1934
Dinodon futsingensis — BOURRET 1935: 6
Dinodon futsingense — BOURRET 1936
Lycodon ruhstrati — POPE 1935 (part.)
Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati — OTA 1988 (part.)
Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati — LANZA 1999 (part.)
Ophites ruhstrati — ZHAO & ADLER 1993 (part.)
Lycodon futsingensis — VOGEL et al. 2009
Lycodon futsingensis — GUO et al. 2013
Lycodon futsingensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 394
Lycodon futsingensis — WANG et al. 2022 
DistributionChina (Fukien = Fujian, Hong Kong, Guangdong)
Vietnam (Hoa Binh, Vin Puh, Bắc Kạn [Ngan-Son], Lào Cai, Hà Tĩnh, Quang Binh [Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park], Ha Giang), Laos

Type locality: “Futsing Hsien, Fukien Province”, now Fuqing Xian [County], 25°44’N, 119°22’E, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China.  
Reproductionoviparous. 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 34106, collected by C.H. Pope, August-October, 1925. – Paratype. AMNH 34105, same data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A species of the genus Lycodon, characterized by: (1) a loreal not entering orbit; (2) 17 dorsal scale rows at the forepart of the body and at midbody; (3) the upper dorsal and vertebral scale rows entirely smooth; (4) 193-204 ventrals in males and 198-208 in females; (5) 72-87 SC in males and 78-85 in females; (6) a relative tail length ratio of 0.194-0.229 in males and 0.194-0.216 in females; (7) 19-33 light bands on a dark body; (8) the first band starting at Ve 13-21; and (9) upper maxillary teeth: 7-8 + 3-4 + 2-3. This species can be recognized by the combination of unkeeled dorsal scale rows and low ventral and subcaudal counts. For a detailed comparisons with other species of Lycodon see discussion in VOGEL et al. (2009). 
CommentSynonymy: the species has been synonymized with Lycodon ruhstrati (Pope, 1929), to which it is morphologically similar (Pope, 1935; Vogel et al., 2009). This arrangement has been followed for a long time by some authors (Zhao et al., 1998; Lanza, 1999). Recently, on the basis of morphological comparison, Vogel et al. (2009) revalidated Dinodon futsingensis and recognized it as Lycodon futsingensis. 
EtymologyThis species was named according to the name of the type locality, Futsing Hsien, now spelt as Fuxing Qian in Pinyin. 
References
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