Opisthotropis voquyi ZIEGLER, DAVID, ZIEGLER, PHAM, NGUYEN & LE, 2018
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Opisthotropis voquyi
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Vo Quy’s Mountain Stream Keelback Vietnamese: Rắn trán võ quý |
| Synonym | Opisthotropis voquyi ZIEGLER, DAVID, ZIEGLER, PHAM, NGUYEN & LE 2018 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Bac Giang Province) Type locality: Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve, Bac Giang Province, 437 m elevation, Vietnam |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: IEBR 4326 (Field No. TYT.2013.4), an adult male, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. on 14 June 2013 (Figs. 6–8). Paratypes. VNMN 06315 [Field No. TYT 2013.1], male, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. in June 2013; VNMN 06316 [Field No. BG 2015.13], female, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. on 17 May 2015; IEBR 4327 [Field No. BG 2015.33], female, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. on 22 May 2015; IEBR 4328 [Field No. BG 2015.34], female, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. on 22 May 2015; ZFMK 100819 [Field No. BG 2015.35], female, collected by Cuong The Pham et al. on 22 May 2015; ZFMK 100820 [Field No. TYT 2014.11], female, collected by Hang An Thi in May 2014, all paratypes same locality data as the holotype (Figs. 8–10). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Opisthotropis, characterized by a combination of the following characters: (1) internasal not in contact with loreal; (2) one preocular; (3) usually two postoculars; (4) one anterior temporal; (5) one posterior temporal; (6) 7 or 8, rarely 9 supralabials; (7) 25 maxillary teeth; (8) subcaudals 74–86; (9) 15 dorsal scale rows at neck, at midbody and before vent; (10) body scales smooth or only with few faint keels; (11) dorsal scales being grey, greyish-brown or brown in preservative, posteriorly more or less edged with pale greyishbrown. Additional details (2543 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: Cyclophiops multicinctus, Opisthotropis lateralis, Sinonatrix percarinata, Gekko palmatus, Sphenomorphus cryptotis, and Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis |
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