Protobothrops kelomohy SUMONTHA, VASARUCHAPONG, CHOMNGAM, SUNTRARACHUN, PAWANGKHANANT, SOMPAN, SMITS, KUNYA & CHANHOME, 2020
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Protobothrops kelomohy
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Omkoi Lance-headed Pit Viper Thai: Ngoo Kelo Omkoi Karen: Yum Kelo Mo Hy |
| Synonym | Protobothrops kelomohy SUMONTHA, VASARUCHAPONG, CHOMNGAM, SUNTRARACHUN, PAWANGKHANANT, SOMPAN, SMITS, KUNYA CHANHOME 2020 |
| Distribution | N Thailand (Chiang Mai) Type locality: Sop Khong Subdistrict, Omkoi District, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand (600 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. QSMI 1557, adult male (Figs. 2, 3 in Sumontha et al. 2020), collected by Weerasak Sompan on 28 September 2017. Paratype. QSMI 1558, adult female from the same locality and collector as holotype, collected on 1 October 2017. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Protobothrops kelomohy sp. nov. differs from other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: 1) relative larger body size (TL up to 1310 mm); 2) dorsal scale rows 23– 23–17, all keeled; 3) ventral scales 231-234; 4) high number of subcaudals (80-84 pairs); 5) 8-9 supralabials; 6) 12-13 infralabials; 7) typical lance-head pattern on upper head surface; 8) three bold vertical facial stripes, (first from internasal, second from facial pit, third from eye) and a bold postocular stripe extending obliquely downwards on temporal region then curved down immediately at the end of the last supralabial; 9) dorsal body and tail reddish-brown, each scale with black edges; transverse blotches, somewhat fused together as a zigzag median line on dorsum and a row of large ventrolateral blotches on each side, each darker marking edged with a narrow yellow line. Additional details (1389 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Grassby-Lewis et al. 2025: 45 (Fig. 1). |
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