Lielaphis slashi HUANG, AUSTIN, BERNSTEIN, IOVA, ROBERTS, FREDERICK & RUANE, 2026
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Lielaphis slashi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Slash’s groundsnake |
| Synonym | Lielaphis slashi HUANG, AUSTIN, BERNSTEIN, IOVA, ROBERTS, FREDERICK & RUANE 2026 Stegonotus parvus — RUANE et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Papua New Guinea (Sanduan) Type locality: Utai Village in Sanduan Province, Papua New Guinea, elevation 208 m above sea level (3.3961°S, 141.5829°E). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype (Fig. 3). LSUMZ 92332 (field number CCA 3312), adult male. Collected by C. C. Austin on 4 July 2006. Paratypes (N = 4; Fig. 4). LSUMZ 92331 (field number CCA 3216), juvenile, presumably male (hemipenes not inverted, sex inconclusive without intrusive dissection). Collected by C. C. Austin on 3 July 2006 from Utai Village in Sanduan Province, Papua New Guinea, elevation 208 m above sea level (3.3961°S, 141.5829°E). LSUMZ 92333 (field number CCA 3418), adult, presumably female (hemipenes not inverted, sex inconclusive without intrusive dissection). Collected by C. C. Austin on 6 July 2006 from Utai Village in Sanduan Province, Papua New Guinea, elevation 208 m above sea level (3.3961°S, 141.5829°E). LSUMZ 97666 (field number CCA 16639), juvenile, presumably male (hemipenes not inverted, sex inconclusive without intrusive dissection). Collected by C. C. Austin on 14 July 2012 from Kalibobo Point in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, elevation 0 m above sea level (5.2097°S, 145.8074°E). LSUMZ97667 (field number CCA16661), juvenile, presumably female (hemipenes not inverted, sex inconclusive without intrusive dissection). Collected by C. C. Austin on 15 July 2012 from Kalibobo Point in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, elevation 0 m above sea level (5.2097°S, 145.8074°E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A new species of Lielaphis that can be diagnosed from its congeners by the combination of the following characteristics: a reddish-brown unpatterned dorsum with an unmarked white or cream venter that may be barely darker towards the subcaudal scales, 17 scale rows at midbody, absence of apical pits, 165−181 ventral scales and 83−107 divided subcaudal scales, two preocular scales, two postocular scales, eight to nine (primarily eight) supralabial scales, eight to ten (primarily ten) infralabial scales, supralabial and infralabial scales cream to light tan, supralabials darker, infralabials may be slightly mottled anteriorly. (Huang et al. 2026) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about 1.73 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Huang et al. 2026: 310 (Fig. 2) |
| Etymology | Named after Mr. Saul Hudson, known popularly and professionally as the musician “Slash,” in recognition for his life-long support of museums and zoos, and especially for his love of snakes. Slash has frequently promoted and acted as an advocate for snakes across various media outlets over many years. |
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