Dendrelaphis binhi NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, VO, VO, CHE & MURPHY, 2023
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Ahaetuliinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Binh’s Bronzeback Snake Vietnamese: Rắn leo cây bὶnh |
Synonym | Dendrelaphis binhi NGUYEN, NGUYEN, LE, NGUYEN, VO, VO, CHE & MURPHY 2023 |
Distribution | Vietnam (Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan) Type locality: Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam; coordinates 11°12’36.2”N, 108°41’43.2”E; elevation 34 m a.s.l. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. ITBCZ 6663, adult male, collected by S.N. Nguyen and L.T. Nguyen, on 23 July 2018 (Figs. 3&4). Paratypes (7): ITBCZ 6664, ITBCZ 6666 (adult females), ITBCZ 6665 (subadult male), collected by the same collectors, on the same date and site as the holotype; ITBCZ 6681 (adult male), collected from Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, coordinates 11°13’03.3”N, 108°39’10.2”E, elevation 39 m a.s.l. by S.N. Nguyen and L.T. Nguyen, on 26 July 2018; ITBCZ 5944-6 (adult females), collected from Thuan Nam, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam; coordinates 11°19’18.4”N, 108°56’46.6”E; elevation 105 m a.s.l. by S.N. Nguyen and D.H.V. Nguyen, on 13 April 2017 (Figs. 3–5). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Dendrelaphis binhi sp. nov. is distinguished from all of its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: medium sized bronzeback snake (largest TL 936 mm in female); one long supralabial entering orbit; body scale smooth, 13 rows on neck and midbody, 9–11 before vent; vertebral scale row slightly enlarged; ventrals 154–158 in males and 161–170 in females; subcaudals 105 or 106 in males and 95–102 in females; 18 or 19 maxillary teeth, posterior teeth shorter than the others; hemipenis spinose, reaching 10th or 11th SC, with a tiny papilla; cloacal plate divided; dorsum bright brown with a white stripe along the lower flank. (Nguyen et al. 2023) Additional details (7998 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named in honor of Dr. Ngô Văn Bὶnh, a Vietnamese herpetologist who passed away suddenly in 2023 at the age of 49 by a serious stroke. |
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