Anguiculus dicaprioi MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL, 2024
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Anguiculus dicaprioi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: DiCaprio’s Himalayan snake |
| Synonym | Anguiculus dicaprioi MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL 2024 |
| Distribution | India (Himachal Pradesh) Type locality: Thanei Kothi village, Churah Valley, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh, India (32.835467, 76.119381, elevation 1864 m) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: NCBS NRC-AA-0013, adult female, collected by Virendar K. Bhardwaj on 15th June 2020. Paratypes (n = 3): adult female BNHS 3670 and adult male NCBS NRC-AA-0014 from the same locality, collected on 22nd June 2020 and 29th June 2020, respectively by Virendar K. Bhardwaj; male NHMW 26963:1 from Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). Additional referred material (n = 11): male MCZ R-4489 collected from Ambala, Haryana, India; female MCZ R-3137 & male MCZ R-3147 collected from Kooloo (Kullu) Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India; female ZSIK 8370 collected from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; male ZSIK 15,759 collected from Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India; female NHMW 26963:2 from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh; male NHMW 26962:1, two females NHMW 26962:2 & NHMW 26962:3 collected from Rangoon Valley by F. Stoliczka; male ZSI/HARC/R317 & juvenile ZSI/HARC/ without a number from Chamba, Himachal Pradesh cited by Kuttalam et al. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): Small-sized snakes characterized by 15 smooth DSR throughout; head not distinct form neck in adults; internasal not fused with nasal; nasal divided bearing a laterally oriented nostril between the two; eye of moderate size (not large) in relation to the head; 177–192 ventral scales; 57–75 subcaudal scales; anal divided; prefrontal not in contact with supralabial, 6 supralabials (rarely 5), extending beyond the angle of the jaw; loreal present; 1 preocular, 2 postoculars and temporals 1 + 1. The supraoccipital is chevron-shaped. The maxilla bears 22–24 subequal functional teeth. The teeth are arranged in a continuous manner, lacking a diastema, and no enlargement of teeth is observed. The basisphenoid bears median foramen. Hemipenis unilobed, distal less than half of the organ calyculate or spinose; numerous subequal spines present except for two large ones at the base; the organ lacks folds. (Mirza et al. 2024) Additional details (3618 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Type species: is the type species of the genus Anguiculus MIRZA, BHARDWAJ, PAL, LALREMSANGA, VOGEL, CAMPBELL & PATEL 2024. |
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