Sinomicrurus gorei (WALL, 1909)
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Sinomicrurus gorei
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gore’s coral snake G: Gores Korallenotter |
| Synonym | Callophis macclellandi Variety C gorei WALL 1908: 37 Callophis macclellandi var. nov. gorei WALL 1909: 842 Callophis macclellandi gori — WALL 1918: 629, 631 (in part) Callophis macclellandi var. gorei — WALL 1913b: 639 Calliophis macclellandi gorei — WALL 1925a: 821 Calliophis macclellandi gorei — WALL 1925b: 244 Calliophis macclellandi gorei — MAHENDRA 1984: 327 (Assam, Manipur) Calliophis macclellandii gori — BOURRET 1936 (Vol. II): 406–409 (in part, Assam). Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi — LALREMSANGA & ZOTHANSIAMA 2015: 212–221 (in part, Mizoram) Sinomicrurus macclellandii — LALREMSANGA & LALRONUNGA 2017: 119 (in part, Mizoram) Sinomicrurus macclellandi — RAHMAN et al. 2017: 241 (Bangladesh) Sinomicrurus macclellandi var. gorei — SMART et al. 2021: 1–66 (Assam, Manipur Mizoram) Sinomicrurus gorei — BIAKZUALA et al. 2023 |
| Distribution | India (Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland), Nepal, Bangladesh (Moulvibazar, Sunamganj) Type locality: Assam, India |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntype: BNHS 2211 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Based on 38 adult specimens comprised by 36 individuals examined by us from Mizoram, India (17 males þ 19 females), and the other meristic data from Assam (syntype) and Bangladesh specimens extracted from literature (Wall, 1910; Rahman et al., 2017; Smart et al., 2021), the species is diagnosable from the other Sinomicrurus species based on the following morphological characters: (1) Ve 208–232 (x̅ = 216.47 ± 5.97) in males, 219–242 (x̅ = 230.76 ± 6.65) in females; (2) BS 0–32 (x̅ = 23.94 ± 7.42) in males, 0–45 (x̅ = 28.38 ± 10.48) in females; (3) BB 0–2 (0.29 ± 0.59) in males, 0–2 (x̅ = 0.41 ± 0.80) in females; (4) BT 0–2 (x̅ = 0.59 ± 0.87) in males, 0–4 (x̅ = 0.82 ± 1.42) in females; (5) NBW 1–3 scales (x̅ = 2.06 ± 0.43) in males, 2–3 scales (x̅ = 2.05 ± 0.23) in females; (6) TaL 28–47 mm (x̅ = 38.00 ± 4.76 mm) in males; 28–56 mm (x̅ = 37.20 ± 6.62 mm) in females; (7) ED 0.6–0.9 mm (x̅ = 0.80 ± 0.08 mm) in males, 0.7–1.2 mm (x̅ = 0.89 ± 0.16 mm) in females; (8) IOS 2.8–4.1 mm (x̅ = 3.39 ± 0.31 mm) in males, 2.5–5.6 mm (x̅ = 3.72 ± 0.87 mm) in females (9) HL 8.50–10.60 mm (x̅ = 9.59 ± 0.53) in males, 8.40–16.90 mm (x̅ = 10.90 ± 2.45) in females; (10) HW 4.2–6.2 mm (x̅ = 5.01 ± 0.49 mm) in males, 4.2–10.0 mm (x̅ = 5.77 ± 1.77 mm) in females; (11) HD 2.7–4.1 mm (x̅ = 3.15 ± 0.36 mm) in males, 2.6–5.8 mm (x̅ = 3.46 ± 0.94) in females (Table 1; Supplemental Table S4); (12) IL-AG mostly 1–3 (occasionally 1–4); snout hemispherically-blunt with U-like pattern in having SW/ HW and SW/HWE ratios of 0.605–0.856 and 0.737– 0.900, respectively (Table 2); (13) The pterygoid-palatine arc is parallel to the plane of the skull, and the arc posteriorly converges in its placement. The pterygoid and the palatine are not articulated and are not in contact. The palatine bears 5 functional teeth, and the pterygoid bears 3 teeth anteriorly; (14) Main body of the hemipenis moderately enlarged; 19–22 spines around the main body of the organ. (Biakzuala et al. 2023) Additional details (4053 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: Biakzuala et al. 2023 revalidated gorei from the synonymy of macclellandi based on molecular and morphological data. Year of description: Wall 1908 mentions Calliophis macclellandii var. gorei without indicating it being new. Wall 1909 explicitly describes it as new variety (”var. nov. gorei”). Distribution: for a map of localities see Biakzuala et al. 2023: 3 (Fig. 1). Possibly in Meghalaya, Tripura, and Myanmar. |
| Etymology | Named after Mr. Gore from Jaipur, from whom Frank Wall received the three specimens of this species. |
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