Lycodon poyarkovi NGUYEN & VOGEL, 2025
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Lycodon poyarkovi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Poyarkov’s Big-tooth Snake Vietnamese: Rắn khuyết Trường sơn |
| Synonym | Lycodon poyarkovi NGUYEN & VOGEL 2025 Lycodon paucifasciatus (non Lycodon paucifasciatus Rendahl in Smith, 1943)—orlov et al. (2003: 217–240: in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Ziegler et al. (2004: 34, in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Nguyen et al. (2009: 320, in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Vogel et al. (2009: 131–182, in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Luu et al. (2013: 297, in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Poyarkov et al. (2023: 343, in part) Lycodon paucifasciatus — Uetz et al. (2024, page “Lycodon paucifasciatus”, in part). Dinodon rosozonatum — Luo et al. 2010: 579–582, in part) (non Dinodon rosozonatum Hu & Zhao, 1966) Lycodon cf. rosozonatum — Pham et al. (2019: 166) Dinodon rufozonatum — Ziegler et al. (2004: 34, in part) (non Lycodon rufo-zonatus Cantor, 1842) Dinodon rufozonatum — Nguyen et al. (2009: 320, in part) Dinodon rufozonatum — Luu et al. (2013: 97, in part) |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Quang Binh) Type locality: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam (Fig. 4). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZFMK 80661 (adult female) collected. Paratypes (n=3): DTu 616 (adult female) collected in Dong Chau-Khe Nuoc Trong Nr, Kim Thuy Commune, le Thuy District, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam (16.976815°N, 106.639777°E; elevation 200 m a.s.l.) by T.Q. Phan on 01 May 2023; ZFMK 80662 (adult male; Fig. 5) and ZFMK 86452 (adult female) collected in Phong Nha- Ke Bang NP, Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A new species of the genus Lycodon, characterized by: size medium-large, maximum total length up to 817 mm; loreal usually not in contact with eye; dorsal scale rows 19–17(rarely 19)–15; 5–7 dorsal scale rows keeled at midbody; 221–228 ventrals; 83–92 subcaudals, paired; 8 supralabials with numbers 3–5 touching the eye; 1 preocular, 2 postoculars; temporals 2+3; anal plate undivided; dorsal crossbands narrow, with pinkish orange color, 24–33 crossbands on dorsum, 11–14 crossbands on tail, first crossband starting at VEN 10–15; head black, the plates conspicuously margined with pinkish-orange; venter reddish orange or cream; upper maxillary teeth: 6+3–4+2. (Nguyen & Vogel 2025) Additional details (8496 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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