Lycodon yunnanensis (WERNER, 1922)
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Lycodon yunnanensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Yunnan Wolf Snake G: Yunnan Wolfszahnnatter |
| Synonym | Dinodon yunnanensis WERNER 1922: 221 Lycodon yunnanensis — VOGEL et al. 2024 Dinodon yunnanensis — Zhao & Adler (1993: 246, in part) Dinodon yunnanensis — Zhao et al. (1998: 180, in part) Lycodon fasciatus — Schmidt (1927: 523) (non Lycodon fasciatus Anderson, 1879) Lycodon fasciatus — Bourret (1936: 155, in part) Lycodon fasciatus — Pope (1929: 426, in part) Ophites fasciatus — Zhao & Adler (1993: 246, in part). Lycodon synaptor — Guo et al. 2013: 145 (in part) (non Lycodon synaptor Vogel & David, 2010) Lycodon synaptor — Siler et al. (2013: 272; in part) Lycodon synaptor — Guo et al. (2015: 4, 168; in part) |
| Distribution | China (Yunnan) Type locality: Yunnanfu, now Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NMW 23417; female |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=16). Medium-sized species, maximum total length 550 mm, relative tail length about 0.18–0.21; loreal present, in contact with eye; dorsal scale rows 17–17–15; 5–7 upper dorsal scale rows feebly keeled at midbody; 186–202 ventrals; 67–80 subcaudals, paired; cloacal plate undivided; 8 supralabials with 3rd–5th Sl touching the eye; 1 preocular, 2 postoculars; temporals 2+3; dorsal crossbands narrow, whitish colored with speckled on a dark body, 20–36 crossbands on dorsum, 7–12 crossbands on tail; first dorsal crossband starting at ventrals 8–15, on the base 3–7 ventrals, width of the first crossband occupying 1.0–3.0 vertebral scales; venter with discreet bands throughout throat usually dark (based on Werner 1922 and our data). (Vogel et al. 2024) Additional details (9737 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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