Pareas temporalis LE, TRAN, HOANG & STUART, 2021
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Pareas temporalis
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| Higher Taxa | Pareidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Di Linh slug-eating snake |
| Synonym | Pareas temporalis LE, TRAN, HOANG & STUART 2021 Pareas (Pareas) temporalis — POYARKOV et al. 2022: 69 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Lam Dong Province) Type locality: Vietnam, Lam Dong Province, Da Huoai District, Doan Ket Commune, 11.340°N, 107.620°E, 496 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: UNS 09992 (field number LD25711), adult female, collected by Duong T.T. Le and Thinh G. Tran, on 25 July 2020 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Pareas temporalis is distinguished from all other Pareas by having the combination of yellow-brown body colouration; hexagonal-shaped frontal, with lateral sides parallel to the body axis; 16–17 temporals, with 4–5 anterior temporals; loreal and prefrontal not contacting eye; 2–3 preoculars; two suboculars; 2–3 postoculars; 8–9 supralabials; 8–9 infralabials; 15–15–15 dorsal scale rows, all keeled, three vertebral scale rows enlarged; 191 (+1 preventral) ventrals, smooth; 92 subcaudals, all divided; undivided anal scale; two postocular stripes; and a solid dark brown vertebral stripe extending from rear of nuchal collar along the entire length of body and tail. (Le et al. 2021). Additional details (3805 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Similar species: P. nuchalis, P. carinatus, P. menglaensis |
| Etymology | The specific epithet temporalis L. refers to the high number of temporal scales in this species. |
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