Opisthotropis tamdaoensis ZIEGLER, DAVID & VU, 2008
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Opisthotropis tamdaoensis
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Opisthotropis tamdaoensis ZIEGLER, DAVID & VU 2008 Oligodon tamdaoensis — NGUYEN et al. 2009: 24 Opisthotropis tamdaoensis — NGUYEN et al. 2009: 469 Opisthotropis tamdaoensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 510 |
| Distribution | N Vietnam (Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc Province) Type locality: Bac (Silver) stream, Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam, ca. 750 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: VNUH 010606, an adult male, collected by local people in June 2006. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of the genus Opisthotropis, characterized by the combination of the following characters: (1) nasal not (completely) divided below nostril; (2) 1 – 2 loreals, not in contact with internasals; (3) 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; 1 subocular; (4) 2 anterior and 3 – 4 posterior temporals; (5) existence of an additional scale, that is sur rounded by the lower anterior temporal, the lower postocular, subocular, and two supralabials; (6) 8 – 9 supralabials, 0 or 5th in contact with eye, 5 – 6 right below the eye; (7) 9 – 10 infralabials; (8) f irst pair of chin shields longer than the second pair; (9) dorsal scales smooth anteriorly, keeled posteriorly; in 1917-17 rows; (10) 4 pre- and 171 ventrals; precloacal divided; 49 þ divided subcaudals; (11) uniform dark olive grey dorsum, with a dark longitudinal lateral stripe amidst the dark dorsal colouration; ventral side pale, only tip of the subcaudal region with dark mottling. Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 78 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat: aquatic, inhabiting flowing streams. Diet: fishes, frogs, tadpoles, freshwater shrimp and earthworms. Behavior: nocturnal |
| Etymology | named after the type locality. |
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