Calamaria concolor ORLOV, TRUONG, TAO, ANANJEVA & CUC, 2010
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Calamaria concolor ORLOV, TRUONG, TAO, ANANJEVA & CUC 2010 Calamaria concolor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 136 Calamaria concolor — LEE 2021 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Thua Thien – Hue Province) Type locality: Bach Ma Peak, Bach Ma National Park, on the Eco-tourist trail, Thua Thien – Hue Province, Vietnam (16°11’16.7’’ N 107°50’36.1’’ E; elevation 1400 m a.s.l.). |
Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: IEBR A.2010.02 / ZISP 30185, adult male, collected in April 2009 by Tran Thieu Du (Figs. 1 and 2). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small-sized, slightly dorso-ventrally flattened colubrid snake, total length 578 mm (SVL 536 mm, Lcd 42 mm); head relatively big, rounded, not distinguished from the neck, distinctly dorso-ventrally depressed, and covered with large regular symmetric shields; maxillary teeth eight, modified; eyes well developed, pupil round; loreals absent; preocular present; paraparietal surrounded by five shields and scales; supralabials five, second and third entering orbit; infralabials five; mental touching anterior chin shield on each side; small shield between mental and anterior chin shield; dorsal scales smooth, Sq1 — 13, Sq2 — 13, Sq3 — 13; anal plate single; tail thick, short, tapering gradually at base, abruptly tapering at tip to a obtuse point; dorsal scales reduce to four rows on tail opposite 19 subcaudals anterior to terminal scutum; body uniform brown above and cream below; small spots forming a diffuse, indistinct band on ventral side of tail. 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 543 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat: tropical rain forest. |
Etymology | The specific epithet concolor derives from Latin meaning unicolor and it is given due to the uniform body coloration of the species. |
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