Oligodon tolaki AMARASINGHE, HENKANATHTHEGEDARA, CAMPBELL, RIYANTO, HALLERMANN & VOGEL, 2021
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Oligodon tolaki
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Oligodon tolaki AMARASINGHE, HENKANATHTHEGEDARA, CAMPBELL, RIYANTO, HALLERMANN & VOGEL 2021 Oligodon waandersi –– DE LANG & VOGEL 2005 [partim] |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Southeast Sulawesi) Type locality: Gunung (Mt.) Mekongga (3˚34'49.60''S, 121˚09'34.50'' E), alt. 1097 m a.s.l.), Tinukari, Wawo, North Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MZB 4570, adult male, collected by W. Trilaksana, on 6 July 2010 Paratypes: MZB 2669, MZB 2812, MZB 2831, MZB 2991, MZB 2832 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Oligodon tolaki sp. nov. is distinguished from other congeners by having the following combination of characters: maximum SVL 340 mm, a single postocular, a single loreal, a single cloacal plate, completely divided nasal, ventrals 150–169, subcaudals 18–26, temporals 1þ2, six SUPs with third and fourth in contact with eye, DSRs 15-15-15, hemipenes not forked and covered with spines, maxillary teeth 6–7, shorter tail (TL 6.8–11.2% of total length), brownish dorsum with few dark-edged spots on the vertebral line anteriorly, reddish brown vertebral line on the posterior body and tail, mostly a blackish brown blotch below eye, and whitish collar band interrupted middorsally. (Amarasinghe et al. 2021). Additional details (5161 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: O. waandersi, O. propinquus |
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