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Oligodon promsombuti PAUWELS, THONGYAI, CHANTONG & SUMONTHA, 2021

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymOligodon promsombuti PAUWELS, THONGYAI, CHANTONG & SUMONTHA 2021 
DistributionS Thailand (Surat Thani Province, Trang Province: Na Yong District)

Type locality: Khao Phanom Wang (= Phanomwung; ca. 9°05’35.3”N, 99°36’30.9”E), a limestone hill in Kanchanadit District, Surat Thani Province, peninsular Thailand.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: QSMI 1508 
DiagnosisDiagnosis; Oligodon promsombuti can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by a combination of its maximal known SVL of 552.7 mm; 12 maxillary teeth, the posterior three enlarged; two internasals; two prefrontals; eight supralabials; loreal present; two postoculars; 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows; 177 ventrals and 40 divided subcaudals; a single anal; deeply forked hemipenes lacking spines; dorsal color blackish brown with nearly indistinct paravertebral stripes; no dorsal or supracaudal blotches or crossbars; background color of belly ivory, heavily speckled with subrectangular blackish blotches (Pauwels et al., 2021). 
Comment 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is a mark of friendship to Saksit Promsombut, one of the collectors of the holotype. 
References
  • PAUWELS, O. S., THONGYAI, K., CHANTONG, P., & SUMONTHA, M. 2021. Two new Kukri Snake species (Colubridae: Oligodon) from the Nakhon Si Thammarat Mountain Range, and addition of O. ocellatus to the fauna of Thailand. Zootaxa 4908 (4): 537-557 - get paper here
 
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