Ahaetulla rufusoculara LAM, THU, NGUYEN, MURPHY & NGUYEN, 2021
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Ahaetulla rufusoculara
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Red-eyed vine snake Vietnamese: Rắn roi mắt đỏ |
| Synonym | Ahaetulla rufusoculara LAM, THU, NGUYEN, MURPHY & NGUYEN 2021 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Soc Trang) Type locality: My Phuoc Forest, My Tu District, Soc Trang Province, Vietnam (9.566709°N, 105.747722°E). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ITBCZ 7504, adult male, collected by S.N. Nguyen and N.Q. Lam on 31 December 2019. Paratypes: ITBCZ 7502, ITBCZ 7503, ITBCZ 7505, ITBCZ 7506, ITBCZ 6799. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Ahaetulla rufusoculara is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: bright red eyes; medium size in adult (largest TL 1085 mm in male); snout without dermal appendage, more than two times as long as the eye diameter in adult (SnL/ED 2.33–2.37); internasal separated from supralabial by loreal; body scale rows 15-15-13; tail long (TaL/TL ratio 0.34–0.35 in males and 0.31–0.32 in females); ventrals 186–190 in males and 182–185 in females; subcaudals 143–153 in males and 128 or 129 in females; 8 (rarely 9) supralabials, fourth and fifth or fourth to sixth entering orbit; 12–14 maxillary teeth; hemipenis short, reaching 6th or 7th SC; cloacal plate divided; dorsum bright green; and yellow or white stripe along lower flank (Lam et al. 2021). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3358 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | The specific epithet rufusoculara refers to the red color of the eyes and is derived from the Latin adjective rufus (meaning “red”) and oculus (means “eye”). |
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