Pseudorabdion albonuchalis (GÜNTHER, 1896)
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: White-collared Reed Snake |
Synonym | Geophis albonuchalis GÜNTHER 1896: 229 Agrophis albonuchalis — BOULENGER 1897: 222 Xylophis albonuchalis — SHELFORD 1901 Pseudorabdion albonuchalis — LEVITON & BROWN 1959 Pseudorabdion albonuchalis — INGER & LEVITON 1966 Pseudorabdion albonuchalis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 381 Pseudorabdion albonuchalis — BROWN, LEVITON & SISON 1999 Pseudorabdion albonuchalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 606 |
Distribution | Indonesia, Malaysia: Borneo/Sabah; Sarawak; Brunei Type locality: Sungai Pesu, 4. Division, Sarawak (designated with neotype) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Neotype: FMNH 151709, designated by Inger & Leviton 1966: 312 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Rostral narrow, distinctly higher than wide; internasals half length of prefrontals; frontal slightly longer than prefrontal, excluded from orbit; prefrontal and supraocular forming dorsal border of eye; nasal divided; a long lori-ocular; five supralabials, third and fourth bordering eye; one postocular; five infralabials; mental touching anterior chin shields; scale rows 15; ventrals 127; anal entire; subcaudals 60; snout-vent length 200 mm., tail 72 mm.; light collar occupying half of parietals and a band of four scales behind parietals. Additional details (835 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after the Latin albus (= “white”) and nuchal, meaning "pertaining to the nape of the neck or spinal cord", a reference to the distinctive white-collared scales at the neck of the species. |
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