Blythia hmuifang VOGEL, LALREMSANGA & VANLALHRIMA, 2017

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mizoram Ground Snake G: Mizoram Bodennatter Mizo: Lunghnuairul
Synonym	Blythia hmuifang VOGEL, LALREMSANGA & VANLALHRIMA 2017 Trachischium hmuifang — WALLACH 2025
Distribution	India (Mizoram) Type locality: Hmuifang Community forest, Aizawl District, Mizoram, India, 23°27'13.5"N; 92°45'09.5"E, elevation 1,442 m elevation.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: MZMU 714, male, collected by H.T. Lalremsanga and Zodinliana Fanai on 14th April 2015. Paratypes (n=3). MZMU 715, female, the same locality as the holotype, 23o47'52.7"N; 92o 43'40.8"E, elevation 1,458 m asl, collected by Mr. R. Lalthlengliana on 22nd April 2015; MZMU 716 (male) and MZMU 717 (female), both collected by C. Siamkima near Lungkawlh village, Serchhip district, Mizoram, India on 4th and 8th April 2016, respectively.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A species of the genus Blythia characterized by the combination of: (1) 114–117 ventrals; (2) 18– 21 subcaudals; (3) a long tail in females (TaL/TL 0.109–0.116); (4) light upper labials with dark upper margins (5) venter bright orange-red or cream in life. 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 815 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Sympatry: Blythia reticulata, Trimeresurus popeiorum Smith, T. erythrurus (Cantor), Pareas monticola (Cantor), Oligodon albocinctus (Cantor), Boiga ochracea (Theobald) and Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel).
Etymology	The new species is named in honour of the people of the Hmuifang village who have gone to great lengths to preserve their natural landscape.
References	Basfore, B., Kalita, M. J., Sharma, N., & Boro, A. R. 2024. An updated checklist of snakes (Reptilia: Squamata) in northeastern India derived from a review of recent literature. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 16(11), 26131-26149 - get paper here LALRONUNGA, SAMUEL; C. LALRINCHHANA, VANRAMLIANA VANRAMLIANA, ABHIJIT DAS, DAVID J. GOWER, V. DEEPAK 2020. A multilocus molecular perspective on the systematics of the poorly known Northeast Indian colubrid snakes Blythia reticulata (Blyth, 1854), B. hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima, 2017, and Hebius xenura (Wall, 1907). Zootaxa 4768 (2): 193–200 - get paper here MALSAWMDAWNGLIANA, K. LALDINLIANA; GABRIEL C. LALMUANPUIA & LALNEIHTLUANGI. 2022. Predation of a Mizoram Ground Snake, Blythia hmuifang (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), by a Common Mock Viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae). Reptiles & Amphibians 29(1): 1–1. - get paper here VOGEL, GERNOT; HMAR TLAWMTE LALREMSANGA, VANLALHRIMA VANLALHRIMA 2017. A second species of the genus Blythia Theobald, 1868 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Mizoram, India. Zootaxa 4276 (4): 569–581 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:87EA5B5F-6432-4366-A0E8… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/276873367870602/ Google images

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