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(
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)
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(
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;
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6D7D1A02E9FAEA1767FADF" box="[244,315,1312,1338]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1966,1990]" captionTargetBox="[281,1305,190,1942]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[281,1305,174,1942]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 7. Hypnale zara: a, dorsal aspect of holotype, BMNH 1946.1. 19.96, male, 303.0 mm SVL; b, lateral aspect of WHT 2198, male, 338 mm SVL; c, specimen from Kottawa, Galle, Sri Lanka, not preserved." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190315/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
; Table 2)
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.
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1946.
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. 19.
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male,
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SVL, “
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”, coll. “Mr Argent” (see Discussion).
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Males, 2 ex. (WHT 2198, WHT 1981,
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,
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),
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,
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SVL; females, 5 ex. (WHT 5840, SB and KW,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A0090F9CB1547F9FE" box="[653,795,1537,1563]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1998-09-20">20 IX 1998</date>
, WHT 5932, SB,
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, WHT 5935, SB, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A0772F9CB1689F9A7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1997-10-02">2 X 1997</date>
, WHT 6087, KM and
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, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A0035F9E214F8F9A7" box="[552,676,1576,1602]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2004-04-09">9 IV 2004</date>
, WHT 6088, KM and
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, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A01E5F9E2122AF9A7" box="[1016,1142,1576,1602]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2004-04-09">9 IV 2004</date>
),
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,
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,
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,
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,
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SVL, respectively, Kottawa Proposed Forest Reserve, Galle,
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,
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, alt.
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.
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Male, 1 ex. (WHT 5835,
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and PN, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A00BEF9BF154EF96A" box="[675,786,1653,1679]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2000-02-04">4 II 2000</date>
),
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SVL, Ramboda,
<geoCoordinate id="EE10CBA40D6D7D1A064CF9BF12EBF96A" box="[1105,1207,1653,1679]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" precision="925" value="7.05">07º03N</geoCoordinate>
,
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, alt.
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. Female, 1 ex., (WHT 5941,
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,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A0042F95614B5F953" box="[607,745,1692,1718]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1998-09-10">10 IX 1998</date>
),
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SVL, Pituwala, Elpitiya,
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,
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, alt.
<specimenCount id="9D2266EA0D6D7D1A028AF9081686F939" box="[151,218,1730,1756]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="generic">
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A028AF9081689F939" box="[151,213,1730,1756]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="m" value="60.0">60 m</quantity>
.
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Females, 3 ex. (WHT 5854, KM and
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,
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, WHT 5933, KM and
<collectingCountry id="F333EDF30D6D7D1A064CF9081225F939" box="[1105,1145,1730,1756]" name="American Samoa" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">AS</collectingCountry>
,
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, WHT 5942, KM and
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,
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),
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,
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,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A00A5F9231546F8E6" box="[696,794,1769,1795]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.77" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="mm" value="277.0">277 mm</quantity>
SVL, respectively, Matale, 07º28N,
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, alt.
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.
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Female, 1 ex. (WHT 5943, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A004FF8DA14BEF8CF" box="[594,738,1808,1834]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2003-03-20">20 III 2003</date>
),
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SVL, Galaha,
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,
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, alt.
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A0725F8DA13C4F8CF" box="[1336,1432,1808,1834]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="m" value="1000.0">1000 m</quantity>
. Females, 4 ex. (WHT 0255.L, KMA / DG,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A008EF8FC1579F8B5" box="[659,805,1846,1872]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1993-07-11">11 VII 1993</date>
, WHT 0255.S, KMA / DG,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A066CF8FC135EF8B5" box="[1137,1282,1846,1872]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1993-07-11">11 VII 1993</date>
, WHT 1992, DG; WHT 5847, SB, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A03B3F8971474F892" box="[430,552,1885,1911]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1997-09-01">1 IX 1997</date>
),
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A0023F89714FFF892" box="[574,675,1885,1911]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2299999999999995" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="mm" value="323.0">323 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A00ADF8971549F892" box="[688,789,1885,1911]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="mm" value="290.0">290 mm</quantity>
,
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,
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SVL, respectively, Koskulana near Panapola, adjoining Sinharaja World Heritage Site,
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,
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, alt.
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<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A061CF84E1211F87B" box="[1025,1101,1924,1950]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="m" value="460.0">460 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
Females, 2 ex. (WHT 5940, RW,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A02CFF8601702F821" box="[210,350,1962,1988]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1998-09-10">10 IX 1998</date>
, WHT 5934, SB and RW, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1A00B3F8601578F821" box="[686,804,1962,1988]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2001-10-04">4 X 2001</date>
),
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,
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SVL, respectively Mederipitiya, adjoining Sinharaja World Heritage Site,
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,
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, alt.
<specimenCount id="9D2266EA0D6D7D1A0186F81B15B2F80E" box="[923,1006,2001,2027]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="generic">
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6D7D1A0186F81B15B7F80E" box="[923,1003,2001,2027]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.65" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" unit="m" value="365.0">365 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
Female, 1 ex. (WHT 5956, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6D7D1B0763F81B16A0FF57" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="2003-09-24">24 IX 2003</date>
),
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SVL, Gampola,
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,
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, alt.
<specimenCount id="9D2266EA0D6C7D1B0155FF5215C6FF57" box="[840,922,152,178]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="generic">
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B0155FF5215CAFF57" box="[840,918,152,178]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="m" value="550.0">550 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
Male, 1 ex. (WHT 5960, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B071BFF5213D3FF57" box="[1286,1423,152,178]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
),
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B028AFF7416A5FF3D" box="[151,249,190,216]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.75" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="275.0">275 mm</quantity>
SVL; females, 8 ex. (WHT 5951, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B00CCFF741506FF3D" box="[721,858,190,216]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5952, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B0626FF741298FF3D" box="[1083,1220,190,216]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5958, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B028AFF2F1742FF1A" box="[151,286,229,255]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5959, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B03E6FF2F14DFFF1A" box="[507,643,229,255]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5961, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B017DFF2F15B4FF1A" box="[864,1000,229,255]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5964, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B06D8FF2F1311FF1A" box="[1221,1357,229,255]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5950, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B033CFEC617F1FEC3" box="[289,429,268,294]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
, WHT 5963, KM,
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B008DFEC61541FEC3" box="[656,797,268,294]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2003-09-25">25 IX 2003</date>
),
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B012EFEC615C4FEC3" box="[819,920,268,294]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.44" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="344.0">344 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B01B8FEC61257FEC3" box="[933,1035,268,294]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.85" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="285.0">285 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B0605FEC61222FEC3" box="[1048,1150,268,294]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.05" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="305.0">305 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B0697FEC612ACFEC3" box="[1162,1264,268,294]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.77" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="277.0">277 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B06E0FEC6133FFEC3" box="[1277,1379,268,294]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.85" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="285.0">285 mm</quantity>
,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B076DFEC61699FEA9" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="220.0">220 mm</quantity>
SVL,
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,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B0394FEF817B1FEA9" box="[393,493,306,332]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="165.0">165 mm</quantity>
respectively, Nawalapitiya,
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,
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, alt.
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<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B067CFEF812EDFEA9" box="[1121,1201,306,332]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="m" value="610.0">610 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
Male, 1 ex. (WHT 5848, SB, KM and
<collectingCountry id="F333EDF30D6C7D1B0362FE9317FBFE96" box="[383,423,345,371]" name="American Samoa" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">AS</collectingCountry>
, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B03DEFE93141CFE96" box="[451,576,345,371]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="2002-09-02">2 IX 2002</date>
),
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B0048FE9314EBFE96" box="[597,695,345,371]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.88" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="288.0">288 mm</quantity>
SVL, Gannoruwa Forest Reserve,
<geoCoordinate id="EE10CBA40D6C7D1B0645FE9312E2FE96" box="[1112,1214,345,371]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" precision="925" value="7.2833333">07º17N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE10CBA40D6C7D1B06D6FE93136AFE96" box="[1227,1334,345,371]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" precision="925" value="80.583336">80º35 E</geoCoordinate>
, alt.
<specimenCount id="9D2266EA0D6C7D1B076DFE9316E9FE7F" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="generic">
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B076DFE9316EDFE7F" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.84" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="m" value="684.0">684 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
Female, 1 ex., (WHT 5846, KMA, 0
<date id="FF9A8BA30D6C7D1B0071FE4A14BAFE7F" box="[620,742,384,410]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="1994-09-07">7 IX 1994</date>
),
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B00E1FE4A1501FE7F" box="[764,861,384,410]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.22" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="mm" value="122.0">122 mm</quantity>
SVL, Udawattakele,
<geoCoordinate id="EE10CBA40D6C7D1B0641FE4A129DFE7F" box="[1116,1217,384,410]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" precision="925" value="7.2833333">07º17N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE10CBA40D6C7D1B06D0FE4A136BFE7F" box="[1229,1335,384,410]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" precision="925" value="80.63333">80º38 E</geoCoordinate>
, alt.
<specimenCount id="9D2266EA0D6C7D1B076DFE4A16E9FE25" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="generic">
<quantity id="4CDC00860D6C7D1B076DFE4A16EDFE25" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" unit="m" value="470.0">470 m</quantity>
.
</specimenCount>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33EFEE80D6C7D1B02DBFE071767FA4B" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D6C7D1B02DBFE07127AFCF9" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,1724]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02DBFE07171AFE02" bold="true" box="[198,326,461,487]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B034AFE0717A3FE03" box="[343,511,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
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is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: tip of snout distinctly elevated; 1019 minute scales form a wart-like protuberance on snout tip (
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a, b); 1839 heterogeneous, small scales on internasal-prefrontal region (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B0658FDD012D1FDD1" box="[1093,1165,538,564]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
b); scales around eye 6 (supraocular + 2 postoculars + 2 preoculars + postfoveal) (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B0177FD8B15EAFDBE" box="[874,950,577,603]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
a); maxillary pit surrounded by 3 scales (lower preocular + postfoveal + second supralabial) (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B010EFDA21507FD67" box="[787,859,616,642]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
a); 2 postoculars, the upper one small, the lower one reaching postfoveal; no scales between postfoveal and 3rd supralabial (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B0633FD441225FD4D" box="[1070,1145,654,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
a); lower postocular, 1st lower temporal, 4th and 5th supralabials in contact, no scale between them. Supralabials 7 or 8; lacunal scale absent; 2nd supralabial extends upward to reach loreal; costal scales keeled (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B0639FD161230FD13" box="[1060,1132,732,758]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
Fig.
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g); ventrals 134157; 34 51 scales in subcaudal series, divided; hemipenial lobes not spinous (
<figureCitation id="131FB1E60D6C7D1B01DCFCC81254FCF9" box="[961,1032,770,796]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="16.[151,255,1894,1918]" captionTargetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[175,1419,176,1872]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 6. Hypnale zara: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL: a, b, c, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head; d, e, everted left hemipenis, showing (f) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL; g, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198; h, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and i, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
d).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D6C7D1B02DBFCE31725FC52" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,1724]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="4C24D6E00D6C7D1B02DBFCE31739FCA7" box="[198,357,809,834]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Hypnale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zara">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02DBFCE31739FCA7" box="[198,357,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C24D6E00D6C7D1B0071FCE314B0FCA7" box="[620,748,809,834]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Hypnale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hypnale">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0071FCE314B0FCA7" box="[620,748,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">H. hypnale</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the tip of the snout distinctly elevated (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0721FCE31308FCA7" box="[1340,1364,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
snout tip not raised); possessing (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B03F5FC9A145DFC8C" box="[488,513,848,873]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
lacking) a wart-like protuberance on the snout tip; having 1839 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0729FC9A1311FC8C" box="[1332,1357,848,873]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
515) scales on internasal-prefrontal region; the maxillary pit surrounded by 3 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B01E8FCBD1251FC75" box="[1013,1037,887,912]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
45) scales; and the lacunal scale absent (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02EEFC571757FC53" box="[243,267,925,950]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
present).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D6C7D1B02DBFC0E1338FB7A" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,1724]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
It is distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B03F4FC0E1415FC38" box="[489,585,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">H. nepa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the tip of the snout distinctly elevated (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B06AFFC0E1296FC38" box="[1202,1226,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
flattened or only slightly raised); 1839 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B03B2FC20179BFBE6" box="[431,455,1002,1027]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
1225) scales on the internasal-prefrontal region; the maxillary pit surrounded by 3 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02BCFBDB16E7FBCF" box="[161,187,1041,1066]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
45) scales; no (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0389FBDB17F2FBCF" box="[404,430,1041,1066]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
13) scales between postfoveal and 3rd supralabial; lower postocular, 1st lower temporal, 4th and 5th supralabials in contact (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B00A8FBF21491FBB4" box="[693,717,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
separated by a rhomboid scale of similar size); lacunal scale absent (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02EEFB951750FB9D" box="[243,268,1119,1144]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
present); all costal scales keeled (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0086FB9514EFFB9D" box="[667,691,1119,1144]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
mid-dorsal scales smooth); 134157 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0668FB9512D1FB9D" box="[1141,1165,1119,1144]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
122134) ventrals; and having the hemipenial lobes not spinous (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0062FB4F14C4FB7B" box="[639,664,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
with large spines on the proximal two-thirds of their length).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D6C7D1B02DBFB661767FA4B" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,1724]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="4C24D6E00D6C7D1B02DBFB66173AFB20" box="[198,358,1196,1221]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Hypnale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zara">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02DBFB66173AFB20" box="[198,358,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C24D6E00D6C7D1B006FFB661489FB20" box="[626,725,1196,1221]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Hypnale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B006FFB661489FB20" box="[626,725,1196,1221]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hypnale</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. amal by having the tip of the snout distinctly elevated (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02BCFB1916E6FB09" box="[161,186,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
not elevated); possessing (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B001AFB19147CFB09" box="[519,544,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
lacking) a wart-like protuberance on the snout tip; having 1839 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B074FFB191330FB09" box="[1362,1388,1235,1260]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
10) scales on internasal-prefrontal region; the maxillary pit surrounded by 3 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0649FB331233FAF7" box="[1108,1135,1273,1298]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
4) scales; 7 or 8 (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0743FB331325FAF7" box="[1374,1401,1273,1298]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
9) supralabials; the lacunal scale absent (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B004BFAEA1432FADC" box="[598,622,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
present); first infralabials on either side separated from each other by a median suture (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B0375FA8D17DDFA85" box="[360,385,1351,1376]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
medially fused); and two rows of distinct, bilaterally symmetrical blotches meeting on dorsal midline (
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B034AFAA7172CFA63" box="[343,368,1389,1414]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">vs</emphasis>
a distinct purple-brown paravertebral stripe about 3 scales wide extending from neck to level of vent).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33EFEE80D6C7D0702DBFA70130FFE25" lastPageId="19" lastPageNumber="20" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D6C7D0602DBFA701589FDEB" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,1724]" lastBlockId="18.[151,1436,152,526]" lastPageId="18" lastPageNumber="19" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B95071710D6C7D1B02DBFA701703FA31" bold="true" box="[198,351,1466,1492]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Description.</emphasis>
(Based on
<typeStatus id="549F13C10D6C7D1B03F0FA70140BFA31" box="[493,599,1466,1492]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, BMNH 1946.1.19.96.) Snout tip distinctly elevated, with 14 minute scales forming a wart-like protuberance on it. Thirteen heterogeneous scales on internasal-prefrontal region; internasals and prefrontals enlarged, somewhat displaced; internasals separated from rostral by a scaly, wartlike protuberance; internasals in contact with each other. Prefrontals 2, separated by a small scale; prefrontals separated from frontal and supraoculars by 7 small scales; upper preocular, loreal and nasal extend over canthal ridge, visible from above; rostral longer than wide, obtusely pointed, only just visible from above; nasal entire; loreal acutely pointed anteriorly, its posterior margin broad, extending dorsally across canthus; 2 preoculars; 2 postoculars, the upper one small, the lower one reaching postfoveal; eye encircled by 6 scales: 2 preoculars + supraocular + 2 postoculars and postfoveal; lacunal absent. Maxillary pit bordered by three scales: lower preocular, postfoveal and upper posterior margin of 2nd supralabial; 2nd supralabial extends upward to reach loreal; supralabials, 7, not in contact with eye; 1st supralabial extends upward to reach loreal; infralabials 8; temporals smooth, in two longitudinal rows, those on lower row greatly enlarged; numerous small scales present on post-parietal region. Mental subtriangular; a pair of chin shields present, somewhat longer than wide; infralabials 8; infralabials I, II and III in contact with chin shields. Mental and chin shields separated from each other by 1st infralabial. Gular scales in 4 median series and 6 lateral series. Rows of costal scales up to 8th ventral on right side and 7th ventral on left, 19; 17 rows thereafter (including mid-body) up to 110th ventral on either side, following which 15 rows up to anus.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF5BFDEB0D737D04028AF8AC14E5F800" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/190314/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" targetBox="[184,1413,188,1863]" targetPageId="16">
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D737D04028AF8AC14E5F800" blockId="16.[151,1436,1894,2022]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D04028AF8AC1746F89B" bold="true" box="[151,282,1894,1918]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95071710D737D04033DF8AD17ECF89B" box="[288,432,1895,1918]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: WHT 2198, male, 338.0 mm SVL:
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D040127F8AD1527F89B" box="[826,891,1895,1918]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">a,b, c</emphasis>
, lateral, dorsal and ventral aspects, respectively, of head;
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D0402C7F84316BBF845" box="[218,231,1929,1952]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">d</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D0402EBF843175EF845" box="[246,258,1929,1952]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">e</emphasis>
, everted left hemipenis, showing (
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D04009CF84314D4F845" box="[641,648,1929,1952]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">f</emphasis>
) enlarged view of a hemipenial lobe of WHT 5848, 288.0 mm SVL;
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D040795F84313C9F845" box="[1416,1429,1929,1952]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">g</emphasis>
, dorsal view of paravertebral scale of WHT 2198;
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D0400B3F86614E7F826" box="[686,699,1964,1987]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">h</emphasis>
, medial view of right palatine of WHT 6089, male, 297.0 mm SVL; and
<emphasis id="B95071710D737D0402D9F8051697F803" box="[196,203,1999,2022]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">i</emphasis>
, distribution in Sri Lanka. Scale bars = 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D727D05028AF8641224F80D" blockId="17.[151,1436,1966,2024]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B95071710D727D05028AF8641745F823" bold="true" box="[151,281,1966,1990]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C24D6E00D727D05033DF86417ECF820" box="[288,432,1966,1989]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Hypnale" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zara">
<emphasis id="B95071710D727D05033DF86417ECF820" box="[288,432,1966,1989]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
:
<emphasis id="B95071710D727D0503A2F864178FF820" box="[447,467,1966,1989]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">a,</emphasis>
dorsal aspect of holotype, BMNH 1946.1.19.96, male, 303.0 mm SVL;
<emphasis id="B95071710D727D0506C5F86412B0F820" box="[1240,1260,1966,1989]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">b,</emphasis>
lateral aspect of WHT 2198, male, 338 mm SVL;
<emphasis id="B95071710D727D0503E0F81B144CF80D" box="[509,528,2001,2024]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">c,</emphasis>
specimen from Kottawa, Galle, Sri Lanka, not preserved.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602DBFD8B14A6FDBE" blockId="18.[198,762,577,603]" box="[198,762,577,603]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Costodorsal reduction (BMNH 1946.
<date id="FF9A8BA30D717D06009FFD8B14CEFDBE" box="[642,658,577,603]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1996-01-19">1</date>
. 19. 96):
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602D7FD441794FD4D" blockId="18.[151,603,654,758]" box="[202,456,654,680]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">4+5(8) 3+4(110)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D06028AFD7F1407FD2A" blockId="18.[151,603,654,758]" box="[151,603,693,719]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">19—————17—————15 (139)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602D7FD161794FD13" blockId="18.[151,603,654,758]" box="[202,456,732,758]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">4+5(7) 3+4(110)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602DBFCE313CCFC3B" blockId="18.[151,1437,809,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Costal scales at mid-body 17; paravertebral scale row not enlarged; dorsal scale rows keeled except for lowermost lateral row, which is smooth; paired apical pits present, inconspicuous; ventrals 139; subcaudal series divided, with 44 scales; anal scale entire; 2 pairs of subanal scales. Hemipenial morphology (based on WHT 5848). Hemipenes moderately long, slender, deeply forked; spines absent (
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d); flounces denticulate, closely spaced on either side of sulcus spermaticus; sulcus spermaticus deep, with smooth walls.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602DBFC201256FB9D" blockId="18.[151,1437,809,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B95071710D717D0602DBFC2017DCFBE1" bold="true" box="[198,384,1002,1028]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Mensural data</emphasis>
(see also Table 2). Measurements of
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: SVL,
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; TL,
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, (19.5% of SVL); HL,
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(9.7% of SVL); HW,
<quantity id="4CDC00860D717D060093FBDB14AAFBCE" box="[654,758,1041,1067]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.16" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="11.6">11.6 mm</quantity>
(39.6% of HL); SL,
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(22.2% of HL); FL,
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(10.9% of HL); FW,
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(11.3% of HL); PL,
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(17.7% of HL); PW,
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(11.3% of HL); SU,
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(14.7% of HL); SW,
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10.6% of HL); SS,
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(7.5% of HL).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9BAD630D717D0602DBFB4F16B9F9AE" blockId="18.[151,1437,809,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B95071710D717D0602DBFB4F171DFB7A" bold="true" box="[198,321,1157,1183]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Variation.</emphasis>
Wart-like protuberance on snout comprises 1019 small scales; 918 small, heterogeneous scales on internasal-prefrontal region; internasals and prefrontals smaller than frontal, distinct or indistinct, sometimes somewhat displaced; internasals broadly in contact, partially separated, or widely separated; prefrontals broadly in contact with each other, partially separated, or widely separated; prefrontals in contact with supraoculars or separated from frontal and supraoculars by 19 small scales; nasal entire or partially divided above level of nostril. Supralabials 7 or 8; a single specimen (WHT 6089) with 6 (right side) and 7 (left side) supralabials; 1st supralabial does not reach loreal or extend upwards towards it; infralabials 89; infralabials I and II or IIII in contact with chin shields; gular scales in 36 median series and 69 lateral series; lowermost 16 rows of costals smooth; ventrals
<quantity id="4CDC00860D717D060126FA771599FA32" box="[827,965,1469,1495]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.6957" metricValueMax="3.9878" metricValueMin="3.4036" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="in" value="145.5" valueMax="157.0" valueMin="134.0">134157 in</quantity>
males,
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females; subcaudal series divided medially, with 4351 scales in males, 3450 scales in females (WHT 5835 with the two proximal-most scales of subcaudal series undivided, with 46 scales in divided series); 24 pairs of subanal scales.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95071710D717D0602DBF9921709F997" bold="true" box="[198,341,1624,1650]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Coloration.</emphasis>
Dorsal ground colour varies from yellowish-brown to dark brown, sometimes deep red (
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). Two rows of distinct sub-oval or sub-triangular blotches meet on dorsal midline, bilaterally symmetrical (especially on tail), sometimes displaced longitudinally on body (see
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c). A dark stripe present across eye and cheek. Overall colour of venter much lighter than that of dorsum, sometimes light ash-grey.
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<emphasis id="B95071710D717D0602DBF8D317BCF8D6" bold="true" box="[198,480,1817,1843]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Natural history notes.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95071710D717D0603F1F8D314D3F8D7" box="[492,655,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Hypnale zara</emphasis>
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was recorded only from the lowland rainforests of the islands south-western wet-zone quarter and the foothills of the central highlands (
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a.s.l.) (
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Fig.
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i): the species, which is endemic to
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, is absent in anthropogenic habitats.
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was found only in primary and secondary forests; it was never observed, e.g., in home gardens. These snakes are essentially nocturnal: in the daytime they take refuge under decaying logs and leaf litter on the forest floor. On rare occasions we observed
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on shrubs up to about
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above the forest floor. Because of previous confusion with
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<emphasis id="B95071710D707D070349FF521785FF54" box="[340,473,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">H. hypnale</emphasis>
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, part of whose range is occupied by
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,
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we are unable to comment on the notes on captive care and reproduction provided by previous authors (e.g.,
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). We found a gravid female (WHT 6087),
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SVL, in Kottawa Proposed Forest Reserve on
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, with eight fullydeveloped young (
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SVL), their yolk-sacs fully absorbed and with adult coloration. Three females from Nawalapitiya were dissected, with the following results: (WHT 5951),
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SVL, contained eight unfertilized ova (6.28.2 ×
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); (WHT 5950),
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SVL, contained five small, unpigmented embryos attached to yolk sacs (21.025.0 ×
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including yolk sac); (WHT 5958),
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SVL contained five young (
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SVL) with their yolk sacs fully absorbed and with adult coloration.
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