Lycodon banksi LUU, BONKOWSKI, NGUYEN, LE, CALAME & ZIEGLER, 2018
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Banks’ Wolf Snake G: Banks Wolfszahnnatter |
Synonym | Lycodon banksi LUU, BONKOWSKI, NGUYEN, LE, CALAME & ZIEGLER 2018 |
Distribution | Laos (Khammouane) Type locality: karst forest, at the mouth of a cave, Phou Hin Poun NPA, Hinboun District, Khammouane Province, central Laos, at an elevation of 167 m. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: VNUF R.2015.20 (field number: TK 20.15), adult male, collected on 4 April 2015 by Vinh Quang Luu and Thomas Calame. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lycodon banksi sp. nov is characterized by the following morphological characters: (1) dorsal scales in 17-17-15 rows, dorsal scales on the anterior 2/3 of the body length smooth, the six central dorsal scale rows of the posterior 1/3 of the body length feebly keeled; (2) supralabials 8; (3) infralabials 10; (4) loreal entering orbit; (5) cloacal single; (6) ventral scales 241; (7) dorsal surface of body with 87 greyish yellow blotches; (8) ventral surface of body and tail uniformly grey cream. Additional details (6813 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | Named after the author’s “friend and colleague Chris Banks, International Coordinator, Philippine Crocodile National Recovery Team, Zoos Victoria, Australia, for his outstanding contributions towards amphibian and reptile conservation, in particular of the Philippine Crocodile.” |
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