Sinomicrurus peinani LIU, YAN, HOU, WANG, NGUYEN, MURPHY, CHE & GUO, 2020
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Sinomicrurus peinani
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Chinese: 广西华珊瑚蛇 E: Guangxi coral snake (originally suggested but not restricted to Guangxi) E: Royal-diadem temperate Asian Coralsnake |
| Synonym | Sinomicrurus peinani LIU, YAN, HOU, WANG, NGUYEN, MURPHY, CHE & GUO 2020 Sinomicrurus peinani — SMART et al. 2021: 2246 |
| Distribution | China (Guangxi), Vietnam (Cao Bằng and Vinh Phuc) Type locality: Cangwu County (N23.65°, E111.56°), Guangxi, China, elevation of ~30 m |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: YBU 16086, adult female; collected on 05 June 2016. Paratypes (three specimens): YBU 16054, female; YBU 16066, male; YBU 16067, female. Same locality and date as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Based on 27 individuals, 23 examined by us (10 males, 13 females) and variation recorded from literature from four well documented specimens (one male, three females) (See Appendix 2); relatively large species of Sinomicrurus (1) SVL 335– 646 mm (mean 510.6 mm) in males, 288–730 mm (mean 457.8) in females; (2) temporals 1+1; (3) no maxillary teeth behind fangs, palatine teeth 7–10, pterygoid teeth 4, dentary teeth 10–11; (4) supralabials 7/7; (5) infralabials 6/6; (6) postoculars 2; (7) nuchal-band width 1.5–4.0 scales in males, 2.3–4.5 scales in females; (8) black body bands 0–33 in males, 26–35 in females; (9) usually no blotches or markings between body bands; (10) ventrals 209–220 in males, 208–238 in females; (11) anal divided; (12) paired subcaudals 28– 32 in males, 26–34 in females; (13) tail bands 0–5 in males, 3–5 in females; (14) relative tail length (TL/SVL) 0.10–0.11 (mean 0.11) in males, 0.08–0.11 (mean 0.10) in females (Smart et al. 2021). |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Smart et al. 2021: 2231 (Fig. 7). Synonymy: for a more extensive synonymy see Smart et al. 2021: 2246. |
| Etymology | The species is named after Professor Pei-Nan Yu, a distinguished doctor in China, in recognition of his great contribution to the treatment of snakebite. |
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