Calamaria concolor ORLOV, TRUONG, TAO, ANANJEVA & CUC, 2010
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Calamaria concolor
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| Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Calamariinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Calamaria concolor ORLOV, TRUONG, TAO, ANANJEVA & CUC 2010 Calamaria concolor — WALLACH et al. 2014: 136 Calamaria concolor — LEE 2021 |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Thua Thien – Hue Province) Type locality: Bach Ma Peak, Bach Ma National Park, on the Eco-tourist trail, Thua Thien – Hue Province, Vietnam (16°11’16.7’’ N 107°50’36.1’’ E; elevation 1400 m a.s.l.). |
| Reproduction | oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
| Types | Holotype: IEBR A.2010.02 / ZISP 30185, adult male, collected in April 2009 by Tran Thieu Du (Figs. 1 and 2). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Small-sized, slightly dorso-ventrally flattened colubrid snake, total length 578 mm (SVL 536 mm, Lcd 42 mm); head relatively big, rounded, not distinguished from the neck, distinctly dorso-ventrally depressed, and covered with large regular symmetric shields; maxillary teeth eight, modified; eyes well devel- oped, pupil round; loreals absent; preocular present; pa- raparietal surrounded by five shields and scales; supra- labials five, second and third entering orbit; infralabials five; mental touching anterior chin shield on each side; small shield between mental and anterior chin shield; dorsal scales smooth, Sq1 — 13, Sq2 — 13, Sq3 — 13; anal plate single; tail thick, short, tapering gradually at base, abruptly tapering at tip to a obtuse point; dorsal scales reduce to four rows on tail opposite 19 subcaudals anterior to terminal scutum; body uniform brown above and cream below; small spots forming a diffuse, indis- tinct band on ventral side of tail. |
| Comment | Habitat: tropical rain forest. The new species is characterized by the following characters: total length 578 mm; tail length 42 mm, tail tip thick, obtusely rounded, and slightly flattened laterally; maxillary teeth eight, modified; loreals absent; preocular present; supralabials 5/5, second and third entering orbit; infralabials 5/5; paraparietal surrounded by five shields; midbody scales in 13 rows, reducing to 11 rows at the level of single anal plate; ventrals 3 + 209; subcaudals 19, divided; body uniform light brown above and without color pattern; belly cream. |
| Etymology | The specific epithet concolor derives from Latin meaning unicolor and it is given due to the uniform body coloration of the species. |
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