Ahaetulla longirostris MIRZA, PATTEKAR, VERMA, STUART, PURKAYASTHA, MOHAPATRA & PATEL, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Ahaetulla longirostris MIRZA, PATTEKAR, VERMA, STUART, PURKAYASTHA, MOHAPATRA & PATEL 2024: 698 Ahaetulla laudankia — PURKAYASTHA et al. 2021: 308 Ahaetulla longirostris — BASFORE et al. 2024 |
Distribution | India (Meghalaya, Bihar) Type locality: outskirts of Valmiki Tiger Reserve, West Champaran, Bettiah, Bihar, India (Meghalaya, 27.428139 N, 83.908418 E, elevation 133m |
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Types | Holotype. NCBS NRC AA-0023, Adult female, collected by Sourabh Verma and Soham Pattekar on 16 December 2021. Paratypes. YS179, Adult male and adult female YS180 from Bar- idua area near Guwahati, Meghalaya (26.105996, 91.842154, elevation 257 m) collected by Yashpal Singh Rathee and Jayaditya Purkayastha on 8 October 2020. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A medium sized Ahaetulla with maximum TL 1,275 mm having the combination of a long dermal appendage; 193e207 ventrals, 139e163 subcaudals; dorsal scale reduction from 15 to 13 rows that occurs between 145e147 ventrals; dorsal scales of the vertebral and adjacent row on each side moderately keeled; dorsum bright green or ochre-brown throughout with a yellow hue on the lateral and ventral aspect of the head, a yellowish-white lateral stripe running the entire length of the snake from the neck; and venter bright orangish brown with a pair of pale longitudinal stripes. (Mirza et al. 2024) Additional details (2240 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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