Natriciteres pembana (LOVERIDGE, 1935)
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Natriciteres pembana
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Variable Marsh Snake |
| Synonym | Natrix olivacea pembana LOVERIDGE 1935: 8 Natriciteres variegata pembana — BROADLEY 1966 Natriciteres variegata pembana — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 29 Natriciteres pembana — SPAWLS et al. 2002 Natriciteres pembana — HAWLITSCHEK et al. 2012 Natriciteres pembana — WALLACH et al. 2014: 475 Natriciteres pembana — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 541 |
| Distribution | endemic to Pemba island, Tanzania Type locality: Chake Chake, Pemba island. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 19112, female |
| Diagnosis | Description. Preoculars 1-2; postoculars 3; temporals 1+2; upper labials 8, the fourth and fifth (rarely third, fourth and fifth) entering the orbit; lower labials 8, the first 4 in contact with the anterior sublinguals; dorsal scales smooth in 17 rows anteriorly, reducing to 15 rows posteriorly by fusion of rows III+IV between ventrals 52-81 (15 reducing to 13 posteriorly in one specimen—Pakenham, 1947); ventrals 123 in males, 120-126 in females; anal divided; subcaudals 53-62 in males, 50-56 in females (from BROADLEY 1966). Coloration: Olive brown above with a pair of pale nuchal spots and sometimes dorso-lateral series of narrow pale vertical bars which fade out caudad; upper labials yellow with black sutures; ventrum yellow with the ends only narrowly bordered with olive (from BROADLEY 1966). |
| Comment | Habitat: at least partially coastal and thus considered (partially) “marine”. |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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