Sinomicrurus peinani LIU, YAN, HOU, WANG, NGUYEN, MURPHY, CHE & GUO, 2020
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Sinomicrurus peinani
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| Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | Chinese: 广西华珊瑚蛇 E: Guangxi coral snake (originally suggested but not restricted to Guangxi) E: Royal-diadem temperate Asian Coralsnake |
| Synonym | Sinomicrurus peinani LIU, YAN, HOU, WANG, NGUYEN, MURPHY, CHE & GUO 2020 Sinomicrurus peinani — SMART et al. 2021: 2246 |
| Distribution | China (Guangxi), Vietnam (Cao Bằng and Vinh Phuc) Type locality: Cangwu County (N23.65°, E111.56°), Guangxi, China, elevation of ~30 m |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: YBU 16086, adult female; collected on 05 June 2016. Paratypes (three specimens): YBU 16054, female; YBU 16066, male; YBU 16067, female. Same locality and date as holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Based on 27 individuals, 23 examined by us (10 males, 13 females) and variation recorded from literature from four well documented specimens (one male, three females) (See Appendix 2); relatively large species of Sinomicrurus (1) SVL 335– 646 mm (mean 510.6 mm) in males, 288–730 mm (mean 457.8) in females; (2) temporals 1+1; (3) no maxillary teeth behind fangs, palatine teeth 7–10, pterygoid teeth 4, dentary teeth 10–11; (4) supralabials 7/7; (5) infralabials 6/6; (6) postoculars 2; (7) nuchal-band width 1.5–4.0 scales in males, 2.3–4.5 scales in females; (8) black body bands 0–33 in males, 26–35 in females; (9) usually no blotches or markings between body bands; (10) ventrals 209–220 in males, 208–238 in females; (11) anal divided; (12) paired subcaudals 28– 32 in males, 26–34 in females; (13) tail bands 0–5 in males, 3–5 in females; (14) relative tail length (TL/SVL) 0.10–0.11 (mean 0.11) in males, 0.08–0.11 (mean 0.10) in females (Smart et al. 2021). 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 8384 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map of localities see Smart et al. 2021: 2231 (Fig. 7). Synonymy: for a more extensive synonymy see Smart et al. 2021: 2246. |
| Etymology | The species is named after Professor Pei-Nan Yu, a distinguished doctor in China, in recognition of his great contribution to the treatment of snakebite. |
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