Oligodon wagneri DAVID & VOGEL, 2012
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Wagner’s kukri Snake F: Oligodon de Wagner Indonesian: Kepel Nias |
Synonym | Oligodon wagneri DAVID & VOGEL 2012 Oligodon wagneri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 505 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Nias) Type locality: “Poulo Nias”, i.e. Pulau Nias (Nias Island), Nias Archipelago, Sumatera Utara Province, off the northern part of the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1891.0233, juvenile male, collected by Mr. Jules Claine and deposited on July 23rd, 1891 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Oligodon characterized by the combination of: (1) 9 maxillary teeth, the last three strongly enlarged; (2) hemipenes not forked, thin and long, reaching 18th SC, covered with spines basally and flounces distally; (3) 15–15–15 DSR; (4) anal plate entire, (5) internasals and loreals present; (6) 7 supralabials, 3rd–4th entering orbit; (7) dorsal pattern made of 14 narrow, white crossbars on the body and 4 on the tail, alternating with three irregular white reticulations; and (7) venter heavily covered with subrectangular dark brown blotches [DAVID & VOGEL 2012]. Additional details (13119 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Conservation: This species is known only from its holotype, collected in 1891. |
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