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A species of the genus
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(with a maximum tail length of
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, and a tail/total length ratio of
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females); 12) dorsum iridescent pale yellowish brown with a dark longitudinal mid-dorsal stripe.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="8B902E261551635FFF78D5D1FE7DF94D" bold="true" box="[199,486,1665,1690]" pageId="11" pageNumber="260">
Description of
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.
</emphasis>
Total length 415+ mm (SVL
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and TaL 55+ mm); body slender, cylindrical; head slightly distinct from neck, dorsally covered with large shields; eye small, with vertically subelliptic pupil; maxillae with ca. 27 or 28 equal sized and curved teeth each.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415516358FF78D5BDFB64FF01" blockId="11.[151,1436,1197,2014]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="261" pageId="11" pageNumber="260">Rostral small, triangular, slightly visible from above; suture between the internasals longer than that between the prefrontals; nostril in the anterior part of the nasal; frontal pentagonal, slightly broader than long, pointed backwards, much shorter than the parietals; each parietal bordered by an elongated nuchal; nuchals separated from each other behind parietals by one small scale; second pair of nuchals about 2/3 the size than first pair; one loreal, wider than high, extending from the nasal to the eye; one supraocular; two anterior temporals, elongated, upper one smaller, only uppermost in contact with eye, and two posterior temporals each; supralabials six, the first smallest, fourth and fifth in contact with the eye, sixth longest; third and fourth in contact with the loreal; one mental, followed by five infralabials; first pair of infralabials in contact with each other; first three infralabials in contact with the first pair of chin shields; posterior pair of chin shields smaller, laterally in contact with third and fourth infralabials.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D38FFCF3FEB1" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Dorsal scales elliptical, keeled from the neck region onwards; 23 scale rows at midbody, those of the outer row enlarged; 23 scales round the anterior part of the body (one head length behind head), and 23 dorsal scale rows at posterior body (one head length before vent); ventrals 161, distinct, laterally rounded (potential preventrals included); subcaudals 34+, unpaired; precloacal entire; tail long.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D23FFA86FE04" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
The ethanol-preserved
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is greyish brown above, with the vertebral region being somewhat darker; venter greyish cream, with the underside of the tail being somewhat darker and the chin region somewhat paler; infralabial and chin shields light greyish brown. Ventrals and subcaudals anteriorly and laterally darker.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D28DFD78FDCC" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">In life, the dorsum is iridescent pale yellowish brown with a dark greyish brown longitudinal mid-dorsal stripe on the body; the dorsal tail surface is greyish brown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D173FCECFDE8" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" box="[199,887,547,573]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D173FEA4FDE8" bold="true" box="[199,319,547,572]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Variation.</emphasis>
For scalation details of the
<typeStatus id="665F4C9615566358FDCAD175FD3EFDE9" box="[629,677,549,573]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">type</typeStatus>
series see
<tableCitation id="F466C78F15566358FCA1D174FCEFFDE8" box="[798,884,548,573]" captionStart="TABLE 4" captionStartId="15.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="TABLE 4. Sex, measurements, ratios and scalation of the type series of Achalinus emilyae sp. nov.; * = anterior upper one touching eye." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ED9BA2BC1555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" tableUuid="ED9BA2BC1555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B">Table 4</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D117FEE8FD24" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D117FEF6FDB4" bold="true" box="[199,365,583,608]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FECBD118FDD8FDB4" box="[372,579,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FDF4D118FD3EFDB4" box="[587,677,584,608]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FDF4D118FD3EFDB4" bold="true" box="[587,677,584,608]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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can be differentiated from the remaining
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FBC3D118FB77FDB4" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1869" box="[1148,1260,584,608]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FBC3D118FB77FDB4" box="[1148,1260,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
representatives from
<collectingCountry id="C1F3B2A415566358FF69D13CFEAEFD51" box="[214,309,620,645]" name="Vietnam" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
by having the internasal suture being distinctly longer than that between the prefrontals, loreal not being fused with the prefrontal, only one anterior temporal in contact with the eye, five infralabials, different maxillary teeth, ventral and subcaudal, as well as dorsal scale row counts, and the presence of a dark mid-dorsal stripe (see
<tableCitation id="F466C78F15566358FEAFD187FEFEFD24" box="[272,357,727,752]" captionStart="TABLE 5" captionStartId="18.[147,220,543,562]" captionTargetBox="[147,1872,667,1680]" captionText="TABLE 5. Morphometry, dentition and scalation of members of the genus Achalinus (species in bold are occurring in Vietnam) according to Van Denburgh (1912), Pope (1935), Bourret (1935, 1937), Smith (1943), Koshikawa (1982), Karsen et al. (1986), Ota &amp; Toyama (1989), Inger et al. (1990), Ziegler (2002), Goris &amp; Maeda (2004), Zhao (2006), and Das (2010); values given in brackets indicate infrequent condition: &lt;/= almost as long as or shorter; = equals; Int. fus. = internasal fused to prefrontal; Intern. sut. = internasal suture; prefr. sut. = prefrontal suture; Ment. sep. = Mental separated from anterior postmental / chin shields; * = by a suture; ** = according to Jian Wang (pers. comm.), but given as smooth in Ota &amp; Toyama (1989); m = male; f = female; s+k = smooth on anterior, keeled on posterior body; s+k+k = keeled on mid and posterior body." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ED9BA2BC15486346FF2CD14FFD09FD41" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" tableUuid="ED9BA2BC15486346FF2CD14FFD09FD41">Table 5</tableCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D1ACFB6CFCE3" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D1ACFE0DFCC0" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,406,764,788]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D1ACFE0DFCC0" box="[199,406,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE21D1ACFE62FCC0" box="[414,505,764,788]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE21D1ACFE62FCC0" bold="true" box="[414,505,764,788]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD2ED1ACFD45FCC0" authorityName="Bourret" authorityYear="1937" box="[657,734,764,788]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ater">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD2ED1ACFD45FCC0" box="[657,734,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. ater</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having 5 versus 6 infralabials, and a pale yellowish brown dorsum with a dark mid-dorsal stripe versus a uniform black or dark brown dorsal pattern in
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FB1AD070FB6AFCEC" authorityName="Bourret" authorityYear="1937" box="[1189,1265,800,824]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ater">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FB1AD070FB6AFCEC" box="[1189,1265,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. ater</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D014FE0DFC1C" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D014FE0EFC88" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,405,836,860]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D014FE0EFC88" box="[199,405,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE23D014FE6DFC88" box="[412,502,836,860]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE23D014FE6DFC88" bold="true" box="[412,502,836,860]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD34D014FD6FFC88" box="[651,756,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. juliani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having 5 versus 6 infralabials, only one anterior temporal in contact with the eye (versus two), fewer dorsal scale rows in the anterior part of the body (23 versus 25), fewer ventrals in females (157161 versus 179), fewer subcaudals in females (63 versus 77), and by the presence of a dark mid-dorsal stripe.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D084FB45FBE0" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D084FE02FC38" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,409,980,1004]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D084FE02FC38" box="[199,409,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE1CD084FD9AFC38" bold="true" box="[419,513,980,1004]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD1FD084FCB7FC38" box="[672,812,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. rufescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having more ventrals in females (157161 versus 148158), more subcaudals in females (63 versus 5461), more maxillary teeth, and a pale yellowish brown dorsum with a dark mid-dorsal stripe versus a uniform red, brown or grey dorsum in
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FBF1D74CFB43FBE0" box="[1102,1240,1052,1076]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rufescens">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FBF1D74CFB43FBE0" box="[1102,1240,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. rufescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D710FC9DFB74" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D710FE0CFB8C" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,407,1088,1112]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D710FE0CFB8C" box="[199,407,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE1ED710FE66FB8C" box="[417,509,1088,1112]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE1ED710FE66FB8C" bold="true" box="[417,509,1088,1112]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD28D710FC8BFB8C" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1869" box="[663,784,1088,1112]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinalis">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD28D710FC8BFB8C" box="[663,784,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. spinalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the internasal suture being distinctly longer than that between the prefrontals (versus as long as or shorter), in having 5 versus 6 infralabials, more subcaudals in females (63 versus 3954), and by having more maxillary teeth.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D7FCFBC8FB3C" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D7FCFE0FFB10" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,404,1196,1220]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D7FCFE0FFB10" box="[199,404,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE24D7FCFE6FFB10" bold="true" box="[411,500,1196,1220]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
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<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD39D7FCFD4AFB10" box="[646,721,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. timi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having 5 versus 6 infralabials, the loreal not being fused with the prefrontal, and by different dorsal scale row counts (232323 versus 252523).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D7A4FB59FA49" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D7A4FE0CFAD8" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,407,1268,1292]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D7A4FE0CFAD8" box="[199,407,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE1FD7A4FE60FAD8" box="[416,507,1268,1292]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE1FD7A4FE60FAD8" bold="true" box="[416,507,1268,1292]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD2AD7A4FCA2FAD8" authorityName="Boulenger" authorityYear="1908" box="[661,825,1268,1292]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="formosanus">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD2AD7A4FCA2FAD8" box="[661,825,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. formosanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the internasal suture distinctly longer than prefrontal suture (versus internasal suture almost as long as prefrontal suture), by the loreal not being fused with prefrontal, 232323 versus 2529 2527 25 dorsal scale rows, and more maxillary teeth (2728 versus 1417); in addition,
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FE35D630FDC6FAAC" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[394,605,1376,1400]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE35D630FDC6FAAC" box="[394,605,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FDD6D630FD5CFAAC" box="[617,711,1376,1400]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FDD6D630FD5CFAAC" bold="true" box="[617,711,1376,1400]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be distinguished from
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FBB0D630FB4BFAAC" box="[1039,1232,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
A. f.
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FBF2D630FB4BFAAC" authorityName="Boulenger" authorityYear="1908" box="[1101,1232,1376,1400]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="formosanus">formosanus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
by having fewer ventrals in females (157161 versus 164184) and by the presence of 5 versus 67 infralabials.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D6F8FCCBF9DC" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D6F8FE0CFA14" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,407,1448,1472]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D6F8FE0CFA14" box="[199,407,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE20D6F8FE60FA14" box="[415,507,1448,1472]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE20D6F8FE60FA14" bold="true" box="[415,507,1448,1472]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD2BD6F8FC87FA14" authorityName="Huang" authorityYear="1975" box="[660,796,1448,1472]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hainanus">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD2BD6F8FC87FA14" box="[660,796,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. hainanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having 2 versus 1 anterior temporals, fewer ventrals (157161 versus 165168), fewer subcaudals (63 versus 6769), and a pale yellowish brown dorsum with a dark mid-dorsal stripe versus body with metal glow in
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD7BD6A0FCD1F9DC" authorityName="Huang" authorityYear="1975" box="[708,842,1520,1544]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hainanus">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD7BD6A0FCD1F9DC" box="[708,842,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. hainanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D544FCB8F9A0" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D544FE0EF9F8" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,405,1556,1580]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D544FE0EF9F8" box="[199,405,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE23D544FE6EF9F8" box="[412,501,1556,1580]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE23D544FE6EF9F8" bold="true" box="[412,501,1556,1580]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD37D544FCD8F9F8" baseAuthorityName="Zong &amp; Ma" baseAuthorityYear="1983" box="[648,835,1556,1580]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD37D544FCD8F9F8" box="[648,835,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. jinggangensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by 5 versus 6 infralabials, loreal not being fused with prefrontal, by having more maxillary teeth, and a pale yellowish brown dorsum with a dark mid-dorsal stripe versus a uniform bluish black dorsum in
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FDDED50CFC87F9A0" baseAuthorityName="Zong &amp; Ma" baseAuthorityYear="1983" box="[609,796,1628,1652]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jinggangensis">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FDDED50CFC87F9A0" box="[609,796,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. jinggangensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D5D0FE65F934" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D5D0FE0CF94C" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,407,1664,1688]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D5D0FE0CF94C" box="[199,407,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE1FD5D0FE60F94C" box="[416,507,1664,1688]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE1FD5D0FE60F94C" bold="true" box="[416,507,1664,1688]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD2BD5D0FCA9F943" box="[660,818,1664,1687]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="meiguensis">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD2BD5D0FCA9F943" box="[660,818,1664,1687]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. meiguensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by mental being separated from anterior chin shields, internasal not fused to prefrontal, by different dorsal scale row counts (232323 versus 2123 1923 19), and by having more maxillary teeth.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF23415566358FF78D5BCFC89F840" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FF78D5BCFE02F8D0" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,409,1772,1796]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FF78D5BCFE02F8D0" box="[199,409,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15566358FE1BD5BCFD99F8D0" box="[420,514,1772,1796]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FE1BD5BCFD99F8D0" bold="true" box="[420,514,1772,1796]" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD1DD5BCFC9BF8D0" authorityName="Bourret" authorityYear="1935" box="[674,768,1772,1796]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="niger">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD1DD5BCFC9BF8D0" box="[674,768,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. niger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the internasal suture being distinctly longer than that between the prefrontals (versus almost as long as or shorter), by 5 versus 6 infralabials, fewer midbody dorsal scale rows (23 versus 25), fewer ventrals in females (157161 versus 172185), more subcaudals in females (63 versus 5258), keeled body scales (versus smooth on anterior part of body), and a pale yellowish brown dorsum with a dark mid-dorsal stripe versus a black dorsum in
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715566358FD0DD42CFC90F840" authorityName="Bourret" authorityYear="1935" box="[690,779,1916,1940]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="261" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="niger">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615566358FD0DD42CFC90F840" box="[690,779,1916,1940]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="261">A. niger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="ED9BA2BC15576359FF28D4E6FC5DF83E" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2651894/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="262" startId="13.[151,250,1974,1996]" targetBox="[171,1421,193,1961]" targetPageId="13">
<paragraph id="B95BF23415576359FF28D4E6FC5DF83E" blockId="13.[151,1436,1974,2026]" pageId="13" pageNumber="262">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615576359FF28D4E6FE8EF81F" bold="true" box="[151,277,1974,1996]" pageId="13" pageNumber="262">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Holotype of
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B715576359FE1BD4E6FDF9F818" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[420,610,1974,1996]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="262" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615576359FE1BD4E6FDF9F818" box="[420,610,1974,1996]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="262">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D15576359FDD4D4E6FD25F81F" box="[619,702,1974,1995]" pageId="13" pageNumber="262" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E2615576359FDD4D4E6FD25F81F" bold="true" box="[619,702,1974,1995]" pageId="13" pageNumber="262">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(IEBR 4465) from Dong Son-Ky Thuong Nature Reserve, Hoanh Bo District, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, in life. Phot. M. van Schingen
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="ED9BA2BC1554635AFF28D4E4FEE6F83D" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2651896/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="263" startId="14.[151,250,1972,1994]" targetBox="[172,1422,193,1961]" targetPageId="14">
<paragraph id="B95BF2341554635AFF28D4E4FEE6F83D" blockId="14.[151,1436,1972,2025]" pageId="14" pageNumber="263">
<emphasis id="8B902E261554635AFF28D4E4FE88F81D" bold="true" box="[151,275,1972,1994]" pageId="14" pageNumber="263">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
Paratype of
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B71554635AFE2AD4E4FDCAF81E" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[405,593,1972,1994]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="263" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E261554635AFE2AD4E4FDCAF81E" box="[405,593,1972,1994]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="263">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D1554635AFDE8D4E4FD33F81D" box="[599,680,1972,1993]" pageId="14" pageNumber="263" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E261554635AFDE8D4E4FD33F81D" bold="true" box="[599,680,1972,1993]" pageId="14" pageNumber="263">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(VNMN 1334) from Suoi Tuyen, Bac Giang Province, northern Vietnam, in life. Phot. T. Ziegler
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="ED9BA2BC1555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B" ID-Table-UUID="ED9BA2BC1555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ED9BA2BC1555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B" pageId="15" pageNumber="264" targetBox="[159,1242,234,1031]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="15">
<paragraph id="B95BF2341555635BFF28D3C8FECFFF1B" blockId="15.[151,1436,151,207]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFF28D3C8FE90FF7B" bold="true" box="[151,267,152,175]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Sex, measurements, ratios and scalation of the type series of
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B71555635BFC19D3C7FBF7FF7B" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[934,1132,151,175]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="264" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFC19D3C7FBF7FF7B" box="[934,1132,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="90A3935D1555635BFBCCD3C8FB51FF7B" box="[1139,1226,152,175]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264" rank="species">
<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFBCCD3C8FB51FF7B" bold="true" box="[1139,1226,152,175]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
; * = anterior upper one touching eye.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B95BF2341555635BFF20D3BAFBF6FBD3" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<table id="CBE4009415559CABFF20D3BAFB41FBD3" box="[159,1242,234,1031]" gridcols="3" gridrows="19" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D3BAFB41FECB" box="[159,1242,234,287]" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D3BAFED3FECB" box="[159,328,234,287]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Character</th>
<th id="4405990A15559CABFD65D3BAFCD6FECB" box="[730,845,234,287]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">IEBR 4465 holotype</th>
<th id="4405990A15559CABFBECD3BAFB41FECB" box="[1107,1242,234,287]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">VNMN 1334 paratype</th>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D262FB41FE9C" box="[159,1242,306,328]" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D262FED3FE9C" box="[159,328,306,328]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Sex</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D262FCD6FE9C" box="[730,845,306,328]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">female</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD262FB41FE9C" box="[1107,1242,306,328]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">female</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D20CFB41FEA6" box="[159,1242,348,370]" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D20CFED3FEA6" box="[159,328,348,370]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">TL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D20CFCD6FEA6" box="[730,845,348,370]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">415+</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD20CFB41FEA6" box="[1107,1242,348,370]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">519.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D2D5FB41FE4F" box="[159,1242,389,411]" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D2D5FED3FE4F" box="[159,328,389,411]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">SVL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D2D5FCD6FE4F" box="[730,845,389,411]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">360</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD2D5FB41FE4F" box="[1107,1242,389,411]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">424.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D2FEFB41FE10" box="[159,1242,430,452]" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D2FEFED3FE10" box="[159,328,430,452]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">TaL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D2FEFCD6FE10" box="[730,845,430,452]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">55+</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD2FEFB41FE10" box="[1107,1242,430,452]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">95.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D288FB41FE3A" box="[159,1242,472,494]" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D288FED3FE3A" box="[159,328,472,494]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">TaL/TL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D288FCD6FE3A" box="[730,845,472,494]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="264"></td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD288FB41FE3A" box="[1107,1242,472,494]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">0.18</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D151FB41FDC3" box="[159,1242,513,535]" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D151FED3FDC3" box="[159,328,513,535]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">SL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D151FCD6FDC3" box="[730,845,513,535]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">6</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD151FB41FDC3" box="[1107,1242,513,535]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D17AFB41FD94" box="[159,1242,554,576]" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D17AFED3FD94" box="[159,328,554,576]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">SL/orbit</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D17AFCD6FD94" box="[730,845,554,576]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">45</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD17AFB41FD94" box="[1107,1242,554,576]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">45</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D104FB41FDBE" box="[159,1242,596,618]" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D104FED3FDBE" box="[159,328,596,618]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">SL/loreal</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D104FCD6FDBE" box="[730,845,596,618]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">34</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD104FB41FDBE" box="[1107,1242,596,618]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">34</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D12DFB41FD47" box="[159,1242,637,659]" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D12DFED3FD47" box="[159,328,637,659]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Longest SL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D12DFCD6FD47" box="[730,845,637,659]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">6</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD12DFB41FD47" box="[1107,1242,637,659]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D1F6FB41FD68" box="[159,1242,678,700]" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D1F6FED3FD68" box="[159,328,678,700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">IL</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D1F6FCD6FD68" box="[730,845,678,700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">5</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD1F6FB41FD68" box="[1107,1242,678,700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D180FB41FD32" box="[159,1242,720,742]" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D180FED3FD32" box="[159,328,720,742]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Loreal</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D180FCD6FD32" box="[730,845,720,742]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">1</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD180FB41FD32" box="[1107,1242,720,742]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D1A9FB41FCDB" box="[159,1242,761,783]" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D1A9FED3FCDB" box="[159,328,761,783]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Supraocular</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D1A9FCD6FCDB" box="[730,845,761,783]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">1</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD1A9FB41FCDB" box="[1107,1242,761,783]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D072FB41FCEC" box="[159,1242,802,824]" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D072FED3FCEC" box="[159,328,802,824]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Elongated ATem</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D072FCD6FCEC" box="[730,845,802,824]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">2*</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD072FB41FCEC" box="[1107,1242,802,824]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">2*</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D01CFB41FCB6" box="[159,1242,844,866]" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D01CFED3FCB6" box="[159,328,844,866]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Elongated PTem</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D01CFCD6FCB6" box="[730,845,844,866]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">2</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD01CFB41FCB6" box="[1107,1242,844,866]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D025FB41FC5F" box="[159,1242,885,907]" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D025FED3FC5F" box="[159,328,885,907]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Mid DSR</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D025FCD6FC5F" box="[730,845,885,907]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">23</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD025FB41FC5F" box="[1107,1242,885,907]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">23</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D0CEFB41FC60" box="[159,1242,926,948]" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D0CEFED3FC60" box="[159,328,926,948]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Ven</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D0CEFCD6FC60" box="[730,845,926,948]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">161</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD0CEFB41FC60" box="[1107,1242,926,948]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">157</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D098FB41FC0A" box="[159,1242,968,990]" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D098FED3FC0A" box="[159,328,968,990]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Prec</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D098FCD6FC0A" box="[730,845,968,990]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">single</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD098FB41FC0A" box="[1107,1242,968,990]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">single</td>
</tr>
<tr id="07D4F07615559CABFF20D0A1FB41FBD3" box="[159,1242,1009,1031]" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<th id="4405990A15559CABFF20D0A1FED3FBD3" box="[159,328,1009,1031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Subc</th>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFD65D0A1FCD6FBD3" box="[730,845,1009,1031]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">34+</td>
<td id="4405990A15559CABFBECD0A1FB41FBD3" box="[1107,1242,1009,1031]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">63</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="B95BF2341555635BFF28D4E4FE68F83D" blockId="15.[151,1436,1972,2025]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">
<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFF28D4E4FEB9F81D" bold="true" box="[151,290,1972,1994]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Portrait of the paratype of
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<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFDFDD4E4FD65F81E" box="[578,766,1972,1994]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="8B902E261555635BFCB8D4E5FCC1F81E" bold="true" box="[775,858,1973,1994]" pageId="15" pageNumber="264">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(VNMN 1334) from Suoi Tuyen, Bac Giang Province, northern Vietnam. Phot. T. Ziegler
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B95BF234154A6344FF78D3C8FB8EFF2C" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">
<taxonomicName id="7EE489B7154A6344FF78D3C8FE0CFF64" authority="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le, 2019" authorityName="Ziegler &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Nguyen &amp; Pham &amp; Schingen &amp; Nguyen &amp; Le" authorityYear="2019" box="[199,407,152,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Xenodermatidae" genus="Achalinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="265" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="emilyae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FF78D3C8FE0CFF64" box="[199,407,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Achalinus emilyae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FE1ED3C8FE66FF64" bold="true" box="[417,509,152,176]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FD28D3C8FC8BFF7B" box="[663,784,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">A. werneri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the internasal suture being distinctly longer than that between the prefrontals (versus almost as long as), by 5 versus 6 infralabials, by having fewer ventrals in females (157161 versus 174191), and fewer subcaudals in females (63 versus 6785).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F1FEA1BF154A6344FF78D254FF78FE94" pageId="16" pageNumber="265" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="B95BF234154A6344FF78D254FF78FE94" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FF78D254FED5FEC8" bold="true" box="[199,334,260,284]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Etymology.</emphasis>
We name this species after Emily L. Ziegler. As common name we propose Emilys Burrowing Snake.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F1FEA1BF154A6344FF78D21BFC0BFE04" pageId="16" pageNumber="265" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="B95BF234154A6344FF78D21BFE6CFE5C" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FF78D21BFEFBFEB0" bold="true" box="[199,352,331,356]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Distribution.</emphasis>
The new species currently is only known from
<collectingRegion id="7B203CD6154A6344FC7ED21CFBC8FEB1" box="[961,1107,332,357]" country="Vietnam" name="Quang Ninh" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Quang Ninh</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="7B203CD6154A6344FB25D21DFA82FEB1" box="[1178,1305,332,357]" country="Vietnam" name="Bac Giang" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Bac Giang</collectingRegion>
provinces, northeastern
<collectingCountry id="C1F3B2A4154A6344FE97D23FFE1CFE5C" box="[296,391,367,392]" name="Vietnam" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
(
<figureCitation id="21DFEEB1154A6344FE29D23FFE71FE5C" box="[406,490,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1739,1761]" captionTargetBox="[347,1236,332,1718]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[347,1239,332,1721]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 12. Map showing the currently known distribution of Achalinus juliani sp. nov. in Cao Bang Province (1 = Ha Lang, type locality, 2 = Nguyen Binh), of Achalinus timi sp. nov. in Son La Province (3 = Copia Nature Reserve), and of Achalinus emilyae sp. nov. in Quang Ninh and Bac Giang provinces (4 = Dong Son-Ky Thuong Nature Reserve, type locality, 5 = Suoi Tuyen)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2651902/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B95BF234154A6344FF78D2C4FC0BFE04" blockId="16.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="8B902E26154A6344FF78D2C4FE1DFE78" bold="true" box="[199,390,403,428]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Natural history.</emphasis>
The
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was found at night (22:24) nearby a forest stream. The
<typeStatus id="665F4C96154A6344FB1DD2C5FA98FE79" box="[1186,1283,405,429]" pageId="16" pageNumber="265" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
was likewise found at night (ca. 23:00) on a forest path nearby a stream (
<figureCitation id="21DFEEB1154A6344FC8FD2E7FC19FE04" box="[816,898,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1398,1420]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,570,1376]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[151,1436,519,1376]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 11. Habitat of Achalinus emilyae sp. nov. in Bac Giang Province, northern Vietnam. Phot. T. Ziegler" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2651900/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="265">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
).
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