Macrocalamus schulzi VOGEL & DAVID, 1999
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Macrocalamus schulzi VOGEL & DAVID 1999 Macrocalamus sp. — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 172 Macrocalamus schulzi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 418 Macrocalamus schulzi — QUAH et al. 2019 |
Distribution | Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, 1000-1800 m elevation in wet, forested mountains) Type locality: Tanah Rata (4°29'N, 101°23'E), Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZFMK 51159, paratype: ZRC |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Adults reach 342 mm SVL, 399 mm TL. Head triangular, strongly tapered, indistinct from neck; rostral longer than broad, triangular, visible from above, separating nasals and contacting prefrontals; internasals absent; nasals entire, pentagonal; nostril piercing lower margin of nasal, adjacent to upper margin of first supralabial; one pair of prefrontals; one preocular; one supraocular; one postocular; suboculars absent; 1 + 2 temporals; one elongate loreal; eight supralabials, with second, third and fourth touching loreal scale, fourth and fifth entering orbit; seven infralabials, first pair in contact, first to fourth touching first chin shield; 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody; dorsal scales smooth; 114–136 ventrals (males 114–125, females 119–136); single cloacal scale; 17–31 divided subcaudals (males 23–31, females 17–27) (Vogel & David, 1999; David & Pauwels, 2004; Quah et al. 2019). |
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