Oligodon bivirgatus QIAN, QI, SHI, LU, JENKINS, MO & LI, 2021
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Oligodon bivirgatus
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Double Striped Kukri Snake Chinese: 双线小头蛇 (Shuāng Xiàn Xiǎo Tóu Shé) |
| Synonym | Oligodon bivirgatus QIAN, QI, SHI, LU, JENKINS, MO & LI 2021 |
| Distribution | China (Hainan) Type locality: China, Hainan, Shangxi Nature Reserve (18.834167° N, 110.130833° E), 319 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: SYNU 1907027, adult female, collected on 13 July 2019 by Tianyu Qian and Minghong Huang; Paratypes: SYNU 1808001, adult female, collected on 17 August 2018 by Pipeng Li, Tianyu Qian and Minghong Huang from the same valley as the holotype (18.833611° N, 110.130556° E; 317 m a.s.l.). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Oligodon bivirgatus sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners known to occur in southern China and mainland Southeast Asia by having the following combination of characters: (1) eight maxillary teeth; (2) nasal divided; (3) absence of a loreal; (4) single preocular and two postoculars; (5) seven supralabials, third and fourth touching the orbit, sixth excluded from the lip; (6) seven infralabials, anterior four contacting chin shields; (7) internasals separate from prefrontals; (8) single anterior and two posterior temporals; (9) anal plate divided; (10) 15/15/15 dorsal scale rows; (11) dorsum reddish-brown in life, with two distinct narrow dark stripes, two dorsolateral lines are faintly visible; and (12) ventral surface reddish in life, edge cream with irregular dark blotches. (Qian et al. 2021). Additional details (6607 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific name comes from Latin words "bi-" (double) and "virgatus" (striped), refers to this species has a dorsal color pattern made of two distinct dorsal stripes. |
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