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Oligodon phangan PAUWELS, THONGYAI, CHANTONG & SUMONTHA, 2021

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesThai: Ngu Pee Kaew Ko Pha-Ngan
E: Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake
F: Oligodon de Pha-Ngan
G: Pha-Ngan Kukrinatter 
SynonymOligodon phangan PAUWELS, THONGYAI, CHANTONG & SUMONTHA 2021 
DistributionThailand (Surat Thani Province: Pha-Ngan Island)

Type locality: Wat Phu Khao Noi (9°44’02.8”N, 99°59’25.1”E), Ko Pha-Ngan Sub-district, Ko Pha-Ngan District, Pha-Ngan Island (= Ko Pha-Ngan or Koh Phangan), Surat Thani Province, peninsular Thailand.  
Reproductionoviparous; Two captive Oligodon phangan were observed mating on 21 December 2018 (Pauwels et al. 2021) 
TypesHolotype: PSUZC R 732, adult female, collected by P. Chantong on 20 December 2018 Paratype: (n=1) PSUZC-R 733 (field number MS 632); adult male; same locality and collector as holotype, collected on 15 December 2018. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Oligodon phangan can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by a combination of its maximal known SVL of 369.1 mm; 12 maxillary teeth, the posterior three enlarged; two internasals; two prefrontals; eight supralabials; loreal present; two postoculars; 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows; 163–166 ventrals and 33–42 divided subcaudals; a single anal; dorsal color brown with a pair of discreet paravertebral and lateral stripes; no dorsal or supracaudal bands, blotches or crossbars; background color of belly pinkish-orange; underside of tail immaculate (Pauwels et al. 2021).


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EtymologyThe specific epithet is a noun in apposition, invariable, referring to Pha-Ngan Island where the type-locality lies. 
References
  • PAUWELS, O. S., THONGYAI, K., CHANTONG, P., & SUMONTHA, M. 2021. Two new Kukri Snake species (Colubridae: Oligodon) from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, and addition of O. ocellatus to the fauna of Thailand. Zootaxa 4908 (4): 537-557 - get paper here
 
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