Smithophis atemporalis GIRI, GOWER, DAS, LALREMSANGA, LALRONUNGA, CAPTAIN & DEEPAK, 2019

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae (Natricinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mizo rain snake, Narrow-headed smithophis Mizo: Mizo Ruahrul
Synonym	Smithophis atemporalis GIRI, GOWER, DAS, LALREMSANGA, LALRONUNGA, CAPTAIN & DEEPAK 2019 Rhabdops bicolor — DAS 2015: 65 Rhabdops bicolor — LALTANPUIA et al. 2008: 119 (part.) Smithophis atemporalis — MAHAMUD et al. 2023
Distribution	India (Mizoram), Bangladesh Type locality: Mizoram University Campus, Aizawl, India, (23.76338°N, 93.09916°E, 833 m elevation
Reproduction
Types	Holotype. BNHS 3523 (Figs. 2, 3), male, collected by H.T. Lalremsanga on 10 July 2014. See map in Fig. 4. Paratypes (n = 6). BNHS 3524—BNHS 3527, BNHS 3529, males and BNHS 3528, female, collected from Mizoram University Campus, Aizawl on 14 August 2014 by H.T. Lalremsanga.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (genus): Natricine snakes with the following combination of characters: (1) a single (‘fused’ or unpaired) internasal shield and a single prefrontal shield, (2) internasal very broad and not or only slightly tapered anteriorly, (3) smooth, unkeeled dorsal scales, (4) fewer than six pairs of supralabial shields, (5) 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, (6) C-shaped, valvular external nares, (7) eyes with rounded or elliptical pupils, and (8) eye diameter substantially smaller than distance between eye and naris. (Giri et al. 2019) Additional details (2060 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Type species: Smithophis atemporalis GIRI et al. 2019 is the type species of the genus Smithophis GIRI et al. 2019. Key: Vogel et al. 2020 provide a key to the 3 species of Smithophis.
Etymology	The specific epithet is in reference to the lack of temporal shields, a diagnostic feature of the new species. For nomenclatural purposes, the species epithet is considered a noun in apposition. The genus has been named in honour of Malcolm A. Smith (1875–1958) in recognition of his many contributions to herpetology and especially to the knowledge of Asian snakes.
References	DAS A, Deepak V, Captain A, Wade EOZ, Gower DJ. 2020. Description of a new species of Smithophis Giri et al. 2019 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Zootaxa 4860 (2): 267-283 - get paper here GIRI, VARAD B.; DAVID J. GOWER, ABHIJIT DAS, H.T. LALREMSANGA, SAMUEL LALRONUNGA, ASHOK CAPTAIN, V. DEEPAK 2019. A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India. Zootaxa 4603 (2): 241-264 - get paper here LALRONUNGA, SAMUEL; C. LALRINCHHANA, LALNUNHLUA, ISAAC ZOSANGLIANA, K. LALHMANGAIHA, MALSAWMDAWNGLIANA, VANLALVUANA, LALKHAWNGAIHA SAILO, LALMUANPUIA, P.L. LALSAWMLIANA, LALNUNSIAMA VARTE, LALZUITLUANGA, VANLALCHHUANGA, NGURTHANMAWIA, H. LALMUANPUIA, 2021. New locality records of the Mizo rain snake Smithophis atemporalis with meristic and morphometric data based on specimen collection and a citizen science initiative. The Herpetological Bulletin (157): 12-15 - get paper here MAHAMUD, I., SHOME, A. R., RABBE, M. F., & KHAN, M. M. H. 2023. First record of the Mizo rain snake Smithophis atemporalis from Bangladesh. Herpetological Bulletin, 166, 35-37 - get paper here Malsawmdawngliana, B. Boruah, N.G. Patel, S. Lalronunga, I. Zosangliana, K. Lalhmangaiha & A. Das 2022. An updated checklist of reptiles from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India, with sixteen new distribution records. Journal of Threatened Taxa 14(10): 21946–21960 - get paper here Muansanga, Lal; Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga 2020. Feeding behavior of the Mizo Rainsnake, Smithophis atemporalis (Squamata: Natricidae), in Mizoram, India. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 27 (3): 487-488 - get paper here Remruatpui, Lalbiakzuala, and Lalremsanga, H. T. 2020. Smithophis atemporalis (mizo rain snake). Reproduction and elevation. Herpetological Review 51: 156-157. - get paper here Ruatpuii, Rem; Lal Biakzuala, Vishal Santra, Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga 2022. Additional Notes on Morphology and Distributional Records of the Snake Genus Smithophis Giri, Gower, Das, Lalremsanga, Lalronunga, Captain et Deepak, 2019 (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from North-East India Russian Journal of Herpetology 29 (6): 331-340 - get paper here VOGEL, G., CHEN, Z., DEEPAK, V., GOWER, D. J., SHI, J., DING, L., & HOU, M. 2020. A new species of the genus Smithophis (Squamata: Serpentes: Natricidae) from southwestern China and northeastern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4803 (1): 51-74 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:81DEF6B8-07CE-4ADB-8145… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/298899755667963 Google images

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