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:
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,
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collected on
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by
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.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B1C6FA69FEE5FA77" bold="true" box="[151,270,1495,1519]" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
. Colubrid snake species involved in the case of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B251FA69FBEFFA77" box="[768,1028,1495,1519]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Anoplophallus maculatus</emphasis>
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.—USNM 7339, previously considered the holotype of “
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B0ECFA45FD6FF98B" box="[445,644,1531,1555]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Lycodon maculatus</emphasis>
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” reported by
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Liu
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B210FA42FC9DF98B" box="[833,886,1531,1555]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">et al.</emphasis>
(2023)
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: A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Dorsal view of the head; D—Lateral view of the head, left side; E—Live specimen of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B515F9A1FAFEF9AF" box="[1092,1301,1567,1591]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Leptodeira maculata</emphasis>
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(=
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B469F9A1FF14F9C3" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Megalops maculatus</emphasis>
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) from Minatitlán, Colima, Mexico; F—Live specimen of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B207F9FDFBD7F9C3" box="[854,1084,1603,1627]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Lycodon subannulatus</emphasis>
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from Penang Island, Malaysia, of which
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270A3201B18AF9D9FE10F9E7" box="[219,507,1639,1663]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="495">Nymphophidium maculatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a junior synonym. Images not to scale. Photos by T. Hsu (AD), C. Grünwald (E), J. L. Lee (F).
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by
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by
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&amp;
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;
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by
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,
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,
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,
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asl.) collected on
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by
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;
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,
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asl.) collected on
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</date>
by
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;
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<specimenCode id="0F649EAA270B3200B410FF61FF0DFE85" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">NHMW 39658</specimenCode>
:1 (
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,
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</materialsCitation>
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<collectingCountry id="27D57641270B3200B225FEBCFC1BFE84" box="[884,1008,258,284]" name="Cambodia" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Cambodia</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
.
<specimenCode id="0F649EAA270B3200B2AEFEBDFB7AFE85" box="[1023,1169,259,285]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">RBINS 2738</specimenCode>
(
<specimenCount id="49C4FD58270B3200B5CEFEBDFAC4FE85" box="[1183,1327,259,285]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" type="adult">adult female</specimenCount>
, formerly under
<specimenCode id="0F649EAA270B3200B1B1FE99FE69FED9" box="[224,386,294,321]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">RBINS 18563</specimenCode>
) from
<location id="5A1D600A270B3200B083FE99FD7CFED9" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:D76B87C72705321CB1C6FB14FA6CFBC1:5A1D600A270B3200B083FE99FD7CFED9" box="[466,663,295,321]" country="Cambodia" latitude="13.01917" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="105.92712" name="Sambour District" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" stateProvince="Kratie Province">Sambour District</location>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F833270B3200B3F5FE99FCBCFED9" box="[676,855,295,321]" country="Cambodia" name="Kratie" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Kratie Province</collectingRegion>
(
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,
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; altitude
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</quantity>
) collected on
<date id="2B7C1011270B3200B1ECFEF5FEB2FEFD" box="[189,345,331,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" value="2018-05-13">
<collectingDate id="3B38E9F9270B3200B1ECFEF5FEB2FEFD" box="[189,345,331,357]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" value="2018-05-13">13 May 2018</collectingDate>
</date>
.—
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B02BFEF4FE0CFEFC" bold="true" box="[378,487,330,356]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">
<collectingCountry id="27D57641270B3200B02BFEF4FE0CFEFC" box="[378,487,330,356]" name="Thailand" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Thailand</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
.
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(
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) from
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,
<collectingCountry id="27D57641270B3200B5D6FEF5FB00FEFD" box="[1159,1259,331,357]" name="Thailand" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Thailand</collectingCountry>
(ca.
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,
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) collected in
<collectingDate id="3B38E9F9270B3200B0CDFED1FE3CFE11" box="[412,471,367,393]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">1962</collectingDate>
.
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</paragraph>
<caption id="0BBD6659270B3200B1C6F977FBCBF8D6" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916223" ID-Zenodo-Dep="13916223" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916223/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" startId="9.[151,250,1737,1761]" targetBox="[151,1436,417,1714]" targetPageId="9" targetType="figure">
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B1C6F977FEE5F979" bold="true" box="[151,270,1737,1761]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
. Photographs of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B0EDF977FD6FF979" box="[444,644,1737,1761]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Lycodon subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in preservative. A, B—General dorsal and ventral views of MNHN 1884.120 (Syntype of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B044F953FE04F89D" box="[277,495,1773,1797]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Elapsoides annulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, subadult female); C, D—General dorsal and ventral views of MNHN 1884.121 (syntype of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B1C6F8AFFE84F8B1" box="[151,367,1809,1833]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Elapsoides annulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, subadult female); E, F—General dorsal and ventral views of RBINS 2610 (neotype of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B585F8AFFA7DF8B1" box="[1236,1430,1809,1833]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Lycodon suratensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, adult female). Images not to scale. Photos by G. Vogel (AD) and O.S.G. Pauwels (EF).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270B3200B196F827FDE6F82B" bold="true" box="[199,525,1945,1971]" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Additional material (n = 12)</emphasis>
:
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<collectingCountry id="27D57641270B3200B34BF827FD88F82B" box="[538,611,1945,1971]" name="China" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">China</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. MCZ R-17651415, R-177133 (
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, sex unknown) from Hong Kong SAR.—
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<collectingCountry id="27D57641270B3200B066F803FE44F84F" box="[311,431,1981,2007]" name="Myanmar" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. CAS 245971 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD58270B3200B30EF803FD06F84F" box="[607,749,1981,2007]" count="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="496" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, sex unknow) collected from the
<collectingRegion id="9D06F833270B3200B537F803FB0CF84F" box="[1126,1255,1981,2007]" country="Myanmar" name="Taninthayi" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Tanintharyi</collectingRegion>
Nature Reserve along a pipeline road near the vicinity of Khotama military camp, Yebyu Township, Dawei District,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F833270B3200B44DF85FFA76F863" box="[1308,1437,2017,2043]" country="Myanmar" name="Taninthayi" pageId="9" pageNumber="496">Tanintharyi</collectingRegion>
Region—
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B055FF28FE81FF28" bold="true" box="[260,362,150,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">
<collectingCountry id="27D5764127083203B055FF28FE81FF28" box="[260,362,150,176]" name="Vietnam" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. SIFASV 98 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B352FF29FD80FF29" box="[515,619,151,177]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female, released) from Tan Thai Commune, Dai Tu District,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B45AFF29FF15FF4D" country="Vietnam" name="Thai Nguyen" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Thai Nguyen Province</collectingRegion>
; SIFASV 97 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B0C6FF05FDEBFF4D" box="[407,512,187,213]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female, released) from Ba Na-Nui Chua NR,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B2ACFF05FB8AFF4D" box="[1021,1121,187,213]" country="Vietnam" name="Da Nang" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Da Nang</collectingRegion>
City; SIFASV 99 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B465FF05FA77FF4D" box="[1332,1436,187,213]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female, released) from Pu Mat NP,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B377FF61FD12FF61" box="[550,761,223,249]" country="Vietnam" name="Nghe An" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Nghe An Province</collectingRegion>
; SIFASV 101 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B2F5FF61FBE5FF61" box="[932,1038,223,249]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female, released) from Pu Mat NP,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B1C6FEBDFE82FE85" box="[151,361,259,285]" country="Vietnam" name="Nghe An" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Nghe An Province</collectingRegion>
; SIFASV 102 (adult female, released) from Nui Chua NP,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B2A2FEBDFB0DFE85" box="[1011,1254,259,285]" country="Vietnam" name="Ninh Thuan" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Ninh Thuan Province</collectingRegion>
; USNM 166987 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B1CEFE99FEC4FED9" box="[159,303,295,321]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, sex unknown) from Bien Hoa City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B38CFE99FC56FED9" box="[733,957,295,321]" country="Vietnam" name="Dong Nai" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Dong Nai Province</collectingRegion>
; SIFASV 96 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B531FE99FB1BFED9" box="[1120,1264,295,321]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, sex unknown, released) from Phu Quoc NP,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B0B6FEF5FD38FEFD" box="[487,723,331,357]" country="Vietnam" name="Kien Giang" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Kien Giang Province</collectingRegion>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B3BEFEF4FCB7FEFC" bold="true" box="[751,860,330,356]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">
<collectingCountry id="27D5764127083203B3BEFEF4FCB7FEFC" box="[751,860,330,356]" name="Thailand" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Thailand</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. FMNH 180149 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B574FEF5FB5FFEFD" box="[1061,1204,331,357]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, male) from
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B415FEF5FE6DFE11" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Ratchasima" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Nakhon Ratchasima Province</collectingRegion>
collected on
<date id="2B7C101127083203B34FFED1FD46FE11" box="[542,685,367,393]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" value="1969-04-06">6 April 1969</date>
by W. R. Heyer; RBINS 16990 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827083203B575FED1FB58FE11" box="[1060,1203,367,393]" count="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, sex unknown) from Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve Trail,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327083203B34AFE2DFC87FE35" box="[539,876,403,429]" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Ratchasima" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Nakhon Ratchasima Province</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
<caption id="0BBD665927083203B1C6F940FBACF81A" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916225" ID-Zenodo-Dep="13916225" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916225/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" startId="10.[151,250,1790,1814]" targetBox="[153,1423,463,1754]" targetPageId="10" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D127083203B1C6F940FBACF81A" blockId="10.[151,1436,1790,1922]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B1C6F940FEE5F88E" bold="true" box="[151,270,1790,1814]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
. Bayesian phylogenetic tree of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B304F940FD40F88E" box="[597,683,1790,1814]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Lycodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inferred from the mitochondrial cytb sequences. Numbers before slashes indicate Bayesian posterior probabilities and numbers after slashes indicate ML bootstrap supports. Nodes filled in with a black circle indicate strong support by both the ML and BI analyses, whereas nodes filled in with a white circle indicate strong support only in the BI analysis. Inset photo of
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227083203B34AF8D4FCEEF81A" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[539,773,1898,1922]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="497" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B34AF8D4FCEEF81A" box="[539,773,1898,1922]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B25AF8D4FCC8F81A" bold="true" box="[779,803,1898,1922]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327083203B27EF8D4FCBDF81A" bold="true" box="[815,854,1898,1922]" pageId="10" pageNumber="497">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
taken by A.M. Bragin.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B1C6FC35FEE4FC3C" bold="true" box="[151,271,907,932]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">FIGURE 4</emphasis>
. A statistical summary of the
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B31BFC32FDB3FC3B" box="[586,600,908,931]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B336FC32FD39FC3C" box="[615,722,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species complex. (
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2CBFC35FC47FC3B" bold="true" box="[922,940,907,931]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">A</emphasis>
) principal components analysis (PCA) showing three discrete clusters corresponding to
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B37EFC0EFCF1FC50" box="[559,794,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
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.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B217FC0EFC86FC50" bold="true" box="[838,877,944,968]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2D3FC0EFC7BFC5F" box="[898,912,944,967]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2CFFC0EFC32FC50" box="[926,985,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B543FC0EFBCBFC5F" box="[1042,1056,944,967]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B57FFC0EFB72FC50" box="[1070,1177,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, respectively. (BE) Box and whisker plots showing statistically significant differences in the number of ventrals (B), subcaudals (C), total body scales (D) and subcaudal ratio values (E) between the three species.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B196FBDCFD1CFBE4" bold="true" box="[199,759,1122,1148]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Referred material from the literature (n = 24)</emphasis>
.—
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<collectingCountry id="27D5764127093202B24BFBDCFC6BFBE4" box="[794,896,1122,1148]" name="Vietnam" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. IEBR 4757 (
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female) from Na Hang NR,
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(see details in
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Le
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B3E0FB39FD0EFB38" box="[689,741,1158,1184]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">et al</emphasis>
. 2021
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); IEBR A.2010.42 (
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male), ZFMK 91899 &amp; IEBR A.2010.43 (
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, sex unknown) from Cat Tien NP,
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(see details in
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Geissler
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B435FB15FA7EFB5C" box="[1380,1429,1194,1220]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">et al</emphasis>
. 2011
</bibRefCitation>
)—
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<collectingCountry id="27D5764127093202B1A2FB70FED7FB70" box="[243,316,1230,1256]" name="China" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">China</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. NHMUK 1937.2.1.4 (
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, sex unknown) from Qionghai City,
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(see details in
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); AMNH R-27755 (
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female) from Nada Town, Danzhou City,
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(see details in
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B2027093202B1E2FAA9FEC6FAA9" author="Pope, C. H." box="[179,301,1302,1329]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" refId="ref21916" refString="Pope, C. H. (1935) The reptiles of China. Turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards. Natural History of Central Asia. Vol. 10. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, 604 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 12104" type="book" year="1935">Pope 1935</bibRefCitation>
); No. 58 (
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male) &amp; No. 10 (
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, sex unknown) from
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, No. 732 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B423FAA8FF24FACC" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
male) &amp; No. 197, No. 655122, No. 524 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B3C7FA84FCE5FACC" box="[662,782,1338,1364]" count="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">three adult</specimenCount>
females) from
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B2E9FA84FB9EFACC" box="[952,1141,1338,1364]" country="China" name="Hainan" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Hainan Province</collectingRegion>
, No. 452 &amp; No. 2701 (
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, sex unknown) from
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B0BBFAE0FD70FAE0" box="[490,667,1374,1400]" country="China" name="Fujian" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Fujian Province</collectingRegion>
(see details in
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B2027093202B211FAE0FC12FAE0" author="Zhao, E. M. &amp; Huang, M. H. &amp; Zong, Y. &amp; Jiang, Y. M. &amp; Huang, Q. Y. &amp; Zhao, H. &amp; Ma, J. F. &amp; Zheng, J. &amp; Huang, Z. J. &amp; Wei, G. &amp; Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J." box="[832,1017,1374,1400]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" refId="ref24466" refString="Zhao, E. M., Huang, M. H., Zong, Y., Jiang, Y. M., Huang, Q. Y., Zhao, H., Ma, J. F., Zheng, J., Huang, Z. J., Wei, G., Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J. (1998) Fauna Sinica Reptilia. Vol. 3. Squamata: Serpentes. Science Press, Beijing, 522 pp. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1998">
Zhao
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2D1FAE1FC5BFAE0" box="[896,944,1374,1400]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">et al</emphasis>
. 1998
</bibRefCitation>
); KIZ 2023031 (
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male) from Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,
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, KIZ 2023034 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B5E2FA3CFAF0FA04" box="[1203,1307,1410,1436]" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
male) from Jinghong County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B207FA19FBFCFA58" box="[854,1047,1446,1473]" country="China" name="Yunnan" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Yunnan Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 2009061301 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B5BEFA18FABCFA58" box="[1263,1367,1446,1472]" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
male) from Tian Town, Hechi City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B0B5FA74FD59FA7C" box="[484,690,1482,1508]" country="China" name="Guangxi" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Guangxi Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 20190902 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B224FA74FC35FA7C" box="[885,990,1482,1508]" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female) from Huangjiang Town, Hechi City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B184FA50FE4FF990" box="[213,420,1518,1544]" country="China" name="Guangxi" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Guangxi Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 2023032 (
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male) from Luohu Town, Shenzhen City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B5F6FA50FA73F990" box="[1191,1432,1518,1544]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Guangdong Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 2023029 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B06EF9ACFE42F9B4" box="[319,425,1554,1580]" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">one adult</specimenCount>
female) from Huangpu Town, Guangzhou City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B29FF9ACFB55F9B4" box="[974,1214,1554,1580]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Guangdong Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 2023044 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B423F9ACFF1FF9C8" count="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="juvenile">one juvenile</specimenCount>
, sex unknown) from Xiegang Town, Dongguan City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B202F988FBAFF9C8" box="[851,1092,1590,1616]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Guangdong Province</collectingRegion>
, CIB 9820 &amp; CIB 78124 (
<specimenCount id="49C4FD5827093202B420F988FF24F9EC" count="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="adult">two adult</specimenCount>
females) from Sanya City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B359F9E4FD2CF9EC" box="[520,711,1626,1652]" country="China" name="Hainan" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Hainan Province</collectingRegion>
, KIZ 2023030 (adult female) from Hanjiang Town, Putian City,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B1C6F9C0FEA0F900" box="[151,331,1662,1688]" country="China" name="Fujian" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Fujian Province</collectingRegion>
(see details in
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B2027093202B0A6F9C0FD4FF900" author="Liu, S. &amp; Hou, M. &amp; Cai, B. &amp; Li, S. &amp; Zhang, Z. &amp; Yu, R. &amp; Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L." box="[503,676,1662,1688]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" pagination="307 - 316" refId="ref21074" refString="Liu, S., Hou, M., Cai, B., Li, S., Zhang, Z., Yu, R., Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L. (2023) Taxonomic status of Lycodon subcinctus sensu lato in China (Serpentes, Colubridae). Herpetozoa, 36, 307 - 316. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / herpetozoa. 36. e 114206" type="journal article" year="2023">
Liu
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B377F9C1FDB3F900" box="[550,600,1662,1688]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">et al</emphasis>
. 2023
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); KIZ 039729 (adult female) from Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327093202B08CF91CFD76F924" box="[477,669,1698,1724]" country="China" name="Yunnan" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Yunnan Province</collectingRegion>
(see details in
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B2027093202B214F91CFBE4F924" author="Zhang, H. Y. &amp; Wang, L. Y. &amp; Hou, S. B. &amp; Wu, Y. H. &amp; Duan, Z. P. &amp; Jin, Y. D. &amp; Zuo, C. S. &amp; Zhang, Y. S. &amp; Wang, K. &amp; Che, J." box="[837,1039,1698,1724]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" pagination="81 - 94" refId="ref24266" refString="Zhang, H. Y., Wang, L. Y., Hou, S. B., Wu, Y. H., Duan, Z. P., Jin, Y. D., Zuo, C. S., Zhang, Y. S., Wang, K. &amp; Che, J. (2024) Provincial records of Lycodon septentrionalis and L. cf. subcinctus from Yunnan Province, China. Chinese Journal of Zoology, 59 (1), 81 - 94. [in Chinese] https: // doi. org / 10.13859 / j. cjz. 202423018" type="journal article" year="2024">
Zhang
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2C2F91DFC2EF924" box="[915,965,1698,1724]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">et al</emphasis>
. 2024
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="17D8655A27093202B196F978FE02F80C" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D127093202B196F978FE02F80C" blockId="11.[151,1437,1122,2012]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B196F978FEA3F978" bold="true" box="[199,328,1734,1760]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Etymology</emphasis>
. The species
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B0BDF979FDDCF978" box="[492,567,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">nomen</emphasis>
is composed of the prefix
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B22BF979FC49F978" box="[890,930,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">neo</emphasis>
-, drawn from the classical Greek adjective νἐος (α, ν) (
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B070F955FEBFF89C" box="[289,340,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">neos</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B035F955FE67F89C" box="[356,396,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">nea</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B0CDF955FE39F89C" box="[412,466,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">neon</emphasis>
), meaning “new”, and the Latin adjective
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2E8F954FBC7F89C" box="[953,1068,1770,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">maculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(-
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B516F955FBBEF89C" box="[1095,1109,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">a</emphasis>
, -
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B53FF955FB7BF89C" box="[1134,1168,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">um</emphasis>
), meaning “spotted” or “blotched”, by allusion to the dorsal pattern of this species. We selected this species
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B521F8B1FB50F8B0" box="[1136,1211,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">nomen</emphasis>
, “the new
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B46CF8B0FEE1F8D4" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Lycodon maculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
”, because it describes both the long use of the combination in the literature following
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B2027093202B5ABF88CFA77F8D5" author="Cope, E. D." box="[1274,1436,1842,1869]" pageId="11" pageNumber="498" pagination="186 - 219" refId="ref18952" refString="Cope, E. D. (1895). The classification of the Ophidia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 18 (2), 186 - 219, pls. 14 - 33. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1005387" type="journal article" year="1895">Copes (1895)</bibRefCitation>
misidentification, and our own correction in the present paper, from “
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327093202B2C8F8E8FB99F8E8" box="[921,1138,1878,1904]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="498">Lycodon maculatus</emphasis>
” sensu
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to our own definition of this species.
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. A species of the genus
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characterized by the following characters: body size moderate, maximum total length up to
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, slender; no preocular, both loreal and prefrontal entering orbit; dorsal scale rows 17-17-15, with the outermost rows smooth and the remaining rows keeled or feebly keeled; ventral scales 187 208; subcaudals 6884, paired; supralabials 8, with the 3
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) contacting the orbit; postoculars 2/2; temporals usually 1+2; cloacal plate divided; dorsum black or black gray, dark brown or gray brown posteriorly; 510 white cross-bands on the body in adults (often less in larger specimens), widely separated and relatively narrow (about 47 vertebral dorsal scales long); in adults, dorsal bands darken along the anterior edges of each dorsal scale, producing a speckled, reticulated or maculated pattern; large adult specimens lack body and tail bands along the posterior portion of the dorsum but maintain at least a few whitish bands anteriorly; in juveniles, 1927 plain white body and tail bands; venter plain, cream or light gray, occasionally a mid-dorsal line present along the underside of the tail (data from
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; this study).
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Description of the
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(
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.
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. Specimen MCZ R-
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excellent condition, no incisions present along ventral surface, both hemipenes everted, but right organ more fully prepared than left. Body slender; tail long, gradually tapering to a blunt and enlarged terminal scute; head oblong shaped, longer than wide (HeadW/HeadL 0.57), slightly flattened, moderately distinct from the neck; snout elongate, projecting over the lower jaw, rounded in dorsal profile, truncate and slightly depressed in lateral profile with a weak canthus rostralis; nostrils large, positioned dorso-laterally, round in shape; eyes medium with an elliptical and slightly vertical pupil.
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. SVL
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, TaL
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, TL
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(ratio TaL/TL 0.221), HeadL
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, SnL
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, FrontalL
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. Dorsal scale rows 17-17-15; dorsal scale rows smooth anteriorly, remaining scale rows feebly keeled at midbody and posteriorly, except for the outermost row, which is always smooth; scales on the vertebral row not enlarged; no apical pits; 192 ventral scales, laterally angulate; 72 subcaudals, paired and laterally angulate; total body scales 265; subcaudal ratio 27.17%; cloacal plate divided.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270E3205B196FC15FE9BFC5D" box="[199,368,939,965]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="499">Head scalation</emphasis>
. Rostral wider than high, barely visible from above, posterior suture not projecting into internasal region, forming a straight angle when viewed in dorsal profile; nasal 1.5 times longer than high, partially divided by a small suture above the nostril; posterior half of nasal subpentagonal, slightly larger than anterior nasal; nasal surrounded by the first two supralabials, rostral, internasal, prefrontal and loreal; internasals paired, anterior sutures slightly concave in dorsal profile, in contact with rostral, nasal, and prefrontal; each internasal 1.7 times wider than long; prefrontals paired, approximately 2.2 times longer than internasals, subrectangular, each scale 1.6 times shorter than frontal; each prefrontal 1.1 times wider than long, in contact with internasal, nasal, loreal, eye, and frontal; supraoculars paired, subrectangular shaped, 1.5 times longer than wide, in contact with prefrontal, posterior suture of each scale 1.9 times wider than anterior suture; frontal small, hexagonal, shield shaped, slightly longer than wide (ratio FrontalL/FrontalW 1.05), tapering posteriorly; anterior suture of frontal projecting past eye sockets in dorsal profile; angle formed by the posterior vertex of frontal slightly acute; parietals paired, suture 1.2 times longer than wide and 1.1 times longer than frontal, entire length of each parietal 1.7 times longer than wide; loreal 1/1, subrectangular, 1.4 times longer than high, in contact with eye; preocular absent; subocular absent; postoculars 2/2, uppermost scale approximately 1.5 times larger than lowermost; temporals 1+2; supralabials 8/8, first and second in contact with nasal, second and third in contact with loreal, third and fifth in contact with eye, sixth supralabial largest; infralabials 9/9, first pair in broad contact, first to fifth in contact with the anterior pair of chin shields; mental subtriangular in ventral profile, 2.1 times wider than long; anterior chin shields 1.4 times longer than posterior shields; posterior chin shields in narrow contact medially, separated by skin tissue along the mental groove.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270E3205B196F9ECFE1DF9F4" box="[199,502,1618,1644]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="499">Coloration in preservation</emphasis>
. After 34 years of preservation, dorsal surface of body black anteriorly, gradually transitioning to dark brown by midbody and pale brown posteriorly, lighter along flanks; seven white body bands present, the first six with a conspicuous dark brown or black spot on the anterior end of each dorsal scale, forming a speckled pattern across every band, and the seventh band more subdued with dark brown pigment engulfing all of the dorsal scales; remaining posterior portion of the dorsum plain; tail tip cream. Dorsal surface of head dark brown from the anterior half of the frontal and supraocular scales to the snout, including the rostral, nasal, loreal and first two supralabials; remaining dorsal portion of head covered with pale brown marbling stretching from the posterior half of the supraoculars to the end of the parietals, curving in a slightly concave manner across the occipital region; within the marbling a small dark-brown spot present medially along the parietal suture; eye black, pupil white; remaining six supralabials cream; mental, first pair of infralabials and anterior edge of anterior chin shields dark brown; remaining underside of head white, immaculate. Ventral surface of head, body, tail white, and immaculate. Coloration in life not recorded.
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.
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in preservative—MCZ R-175968 (holotype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Lateral view of the head, right side; D—Lateral view of the head, left side; E—Dorsal view of the head; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Images not to scale. Photos by M. Gage and J. Martinez.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270F3204B196F937FDBCF93B" bold="true" box="[199,599,1673,1700]" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">General description and variation</emphasis>
(
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; Appendix
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,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270F3204B2A9F937FBE3F93C" box="[1016,1032,1673,1700]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-18@13.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—MCZ R-175968 (holotype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Lateral view of the head, right side; D—Lateral view of the head, left side; E—Dorsal view of the head; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Images not to scale. Photos by M. Gage and J. Martinez." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916229" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916229/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">5</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270F3204B543F937FBC9F93B" box="[1042,1058,1673,1699]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-29@14.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—specimen CAS 235846 (paratype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—dorsal view of the head; D—Ventral view of the head; E—Lateral view of the head, right side; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916233" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916233/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270F3204B57DF934FB84F93C" box="[1068,1135,1674,1700]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1323,1347]" captionTargetBox="[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetId="figure-260@15.[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 7. Differences in dorsal body band coloration in preservative between Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. (A, B) and L. subcinctus (C, D). A—FMNH 180149 from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; B—CAS 229729 from Tanintharyi, Myanmar; C—FMNH 229855 from Selangor, Malaysia; D—FMNH 183772 from Selangor, Malaysia. Images not to scale. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916235" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916235/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">7A, B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270F3204B528F934FB62F93C" box="[1145,1161,1674,1700]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1084,1108]" captionTargetBox="[396,1191,181,1060]" captionTargetId="figure-18@17.[396,1191,181,1060]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in life (not collected, sex not determined): A, B—Hong Kong, China (adult, subadult; respectively); C—Qiongzhong, Hainan, China (adult); D—Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China; E—Pu Mat NP, Nghe An, Vietnam; F—Ma Da NR, Dong Nai, Vietnam (adult); G—Cat Tien NP, Dong Nai, Vietnam (subadult); H—Loc Bac, Lam Dong, Vietnam (adult); I—Phuoc Binh NP, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam (adult); J—Hinhurp, Vientiane, Laos (subadult); K—Kompong Seila, Seihanuk, Cambodia (adult); L—Chai Prakarn, Chiang Mai, Thailand (subadult); M—Mae Yom NP, Phrae, Thailand (adult); N—Wang Nam Khiao, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (adult); O—Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi, Thailand (subadult). Photos by:A. Tomaszek (A, B); C.X. Liao (C); Z.H. Ma (D); P.S. Hamilton (E); H.X.N. Nguyen (F); A.M. Bragin (G, I); N.A. Poyarkov (H); T. Calame (J); T. Samnang (K); A. Kaosung (L); R. Grassby-Lewis (M, N); A. Pierce (O)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916237" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916237/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">8</figureCitation>
). Based on
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(
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,
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, and
<specimenCount id="49C4FD58270F3204B09FF910FDB0F95F" box="[462,603,1709,1736]" count="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="500" type="juvenile">13 juveniles</specimenCount>
). The maximum length is
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(SVL
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; TaL
<quantity id="983A9B34270F3204B59DF913FAC6F950" box="[1228,1325,1709,1736]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.6" pageId="13" pageNumber="500" unit="mm" value="160.0">160 mm</quantity>
; based on an adult female specimen [no. 197] reported in
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B20270F3204B3E5F96FFC46F974" author="Zhao, E. M. &amp; Huang, M. H. &amp; Zong, Y. &amp; Jiang, Y. M. &amp; Huang, Q. Y. &amp; Zhao, H. &amp; Ma, J. F. &amp; Zheng, J. &amp; Huang, Z. J. &amp; Wei, G. &amp; Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J." box="[692,941,1745,1772]" pageId="13" pageNumber="500" refId="ref24466" refString="Zhao, E. M., Huang, M. H., Zong, Y., Jiang, Y. M., Huang, Q. Y., Zhao, H., Ma, J. F., Zheng, J., Huang, Z. J., Wei, G., Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J. (1998) Fauna Sinica Reptilia. Vol. 3. Squamata: Serpentes. Science Press, Beijing, 522 pp. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1998">
Zhao
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270F3204B3A4F96CFCC3F973" box="[757,808,1745,1771]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="500">et al</emphasis>
. 1998: 184
</bibRefCitation>
). The maximum length in males is
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(SVL
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, TaL
<quantity id="983A9B34270F3204B024F94BFE3FF888" box="[373,468,1781,1808]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.59" pageId="13" pageNumber="500" unit="mm" value="159.0">159 mm</quantity>
; specimen IEBR A.2010.42;
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Geissler
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. 2011: 13
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); ratio TaL/TL
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(mean = 0.201 ± 0.012, n = 42), without sexual dimorphism. Most specimens greatly resemble the
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. Body slender; tail resembling the
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, gradually tapering to a blunt and enlarged terminal scute; head oblong shaped, longer than wide, subrectangular, widest posteriorly and slightly flattened, distinct from neck; snout elongate, rounded dorsally, truncate and slightly depressed laterally, weak canthus rostralis; nostrils always pointed dorsolaterally, large, oval shaped, dividing the nasal scale anteriorly and occasionally posteriorly as well; eyes medium with an elliptical and vertical pupil.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270C3207B1C6FA69FEE6FA77" bold="true" box="[151,269,1495,1519]" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">FIGURE 6</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270C3207B049FA69FDE9FA77" box="[280,514,1495,1519]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270C3207B356FA69FDBCFA77" bold="true" box="[519,599,1495,1519]" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">
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</emphasis>
in preservative—specimen CAS 235846 (paratype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—dorsal view of the head; D—Ventral view of the head; E—Lateral view of the head, right side; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Photos by J.L. Lee.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D1270C3207B196F937FE6CF8CF" blockId="14.[151,1437,1673,2024]" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270C3207B196F937FE84F93B" box="[199,367,1673,1699]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">Body scalation</emphasis>
. Dorsal scales in 17-17-15 rows; all dorsal scale rows smooth anteriorly, first to fifth outermost rows smooth at midbody and posteriorly, remaining scales keeled; scales of the outermost dorsal scale row slightly enlarged; ventrals 187208 (mean = 198.98 ± 4.90; n = 57), without sexual dimorphism, laterally angulate; subcaudals 6884 (mean = 75.07±4.65, n = 30), without sexual dimorphism, all paired, laterally angulate; total body scales 260290 (mean = 274.36 ± 7.46, n = 47); subcaudal ratio 25.0930.21% (mean = 27.48 ± 1.26, n = 42); cloacal plate divided.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270C3207B196F8DFFE9CF8E3" box="[199,375,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="501">Head scalation</emphasis>
. Arrangement of cephalic scales complete, including two internasals, two prefrontals, two supraoculars, one frontal, and two parietals, with all except the frontal arranged in pairs. Rostral wider than high, visible from above, posterior suture not projecting into internasal region or separating the internasals only a short distance medially; angle formed by the posterior suture of the rostral scale and the internasals straight or broadly obtuse angled; nasal partially divided or completely divided into two distinct scales by a suture above or below the nostril; anterior half subrectangular, posterior half pentagonal and distinctly larger; internasals subrectangular, not narrowing anteriorly, wider than long, separate from loreal; prefrontals subrectangular, larger than internasals, in broad contact with loreal, in contact with orbit; supraoculars subrectangular, posterior end of each scale slightly wider than anterior end; frontal hexagonal or pentagonal, shield shaped; angle formed by the posterior vertex of frontal scale acute angled; anterior edge of frontal scale positioned in front of eye sockets; parietals paired, each scale and suture larger and longer than frontal; loreal longer than high, subrectangular, in broad contact with nasal and prefrontal; loreal in contact with orbit; supralabials normally 8/8, 1
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2
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supralabials in contact with nasals, 2
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3
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supralabials in contact with loreal, 3
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5
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(45/
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) or rarely 3
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6
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(4/
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) entering orbit, 6
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supralabial largest; preocular absent; postoculars two, uppermost scalelargest; temporals 1+2 (rarely 1+1); infralabials 9/9 (42/
<specimenCount id="49C4FD58270D3206B028FE41FDF3FD81" box="[377,536,511,537]" count="49" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="generic">49 specimens</specimenCount>
), rarely 8/8 (7/
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), 2
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3
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infralabials small, first pair larger and in contact with each other; 1
<superScript id="A8B79B99270D3206B096FD9DFE39FDA9" attach="none" box="[455,466,547,561]" fontSize="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">st</superScript>
4
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(40/
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) or rarely 1
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5
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(9/
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) infralabials in contact with anterior chin shields, 5
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and 6
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infralabials greatly enlarged; mental triangular, small; anterior chin shields as long as or slightly longer than posterior chin shields, paired.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5F7D36D1270D3206B1C6FA95FF2FFA36" blockId="15.[151,1437,1323,1454]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B1C6FA95FEE4FADB" bold="true" box="[151,271,1323,1347]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">FIGURE 7</emphasis>
. Differences in dorsal body band coloration in preservative between
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B28FFA95FB22FADB" box="[990,1225,1323,1347]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B580FA95FACFFADB" bold="true" box="[1233,1316,1323,1347]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B8270D3206B580FA95FACFFADB" box="[1233,1316,1323,1347]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(A, B) and
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B1C6FAEEFF4EFAFF" box="[151,165,1360,1383]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B1E2FAF1FEF5FAFF" box="[179,286,1359,1383]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(C, D). A—FMNH 180149 from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; B—CAS 229729 from Tanintharyi, Myanmar; C—FMNH 229855 from Selangor, Malaysia; D—FMNH 183772 from Selangor, Malaysia. Images not to scale. Photos by J.L. Lee.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D1270D3206B196F9BAFAA6F911" blockId="15.[151,1437,1539,1889]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B196F9BAFEDAF985" box="[199,305,1540,1565]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">Dentition</emphasis>
. Based on
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, namely CAS 229726 (
<typeStatus id="80798873270D3206B23FF9BAFC3FF986" box="[878,980,1540,1566]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), CAS 235846 (
<typeStatus id="80798873270D3206B5DFF9BAFB1FF986" box="[1166,1268,1540,1566]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), CAS 245971 (
<typeStatus id="80798873270D3206B1CEF996FEEEF9DA" box="[159,261,1576,1602]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), and FMNH 180149 (additional voucher specimen). Total of 1214 maxillary teeth on each upper jaw, with 89 small anterior teeth + a wide diastema, longer than the largest teeth + 56 moderately enlarged posterior teeth, without gap, last one very large. The maxilla is strongly arched and distinctly bent inwards anteriorly.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D1270D3206B196F92DFBC6F8F9" blockId="15.[151,1437,1539,1889]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B196F92DFE37F935" box="[199,476,1683,1709]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">Hemipenial morphology</emphasis>
. Based on
<specimenCount id="49C4FD58270D3206B335F92DFCF7F935" box="[612,796,1683,1709]" count="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
(MCZ R-175968 (
<typeStatus id="80798873270D3206B2A8F92DFBB5F935" box="[1017,1118,1683,1709]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
) see
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270D3206B5F1F92DFB1CF936" box="[1184,1271,1683,1710]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-18@13.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—MCZ R-175968 (holotype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Lateral view of the head, right side; D—Lateral view of the head, left side; E—Dorsal view of the head; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Images not to scale. Photos by M. Gage and J. Martinez." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916229" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916229/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">Fig. 5F</figureCitation>
; CAS 235846 (
<typeStatus id="80798873270D3206B1CEF906FEE8F94A" box="[159,259,1720,1746]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
) see
<figureCitation id="C7F92A54270D3206B06EF909FE79F949" box="[319,402,1719,1745]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-29@14.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—specimen CAS 235846 (paratype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—dorsal view of the head; D—Ventral view of the head; E—Lateral view of the head, right side; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916233" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916233/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
, and USMN 7339 fide
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B20270D3206B3CDF906FCF7F94A" author="Cope, E. D." box="[668,796,1719,1746]" pageId="15" pageNumber="502" pagination="186 - 219" refId="ref18952" refString="Cope, E. D. (1895). The classification of the Ophidia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 18 (2), 186 - 219, pls. 14 - 33. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1005387" type="journal article" year="1895">Cope 1895</bibRefCitation>
). The hemipenis is elongate and unilobed. The proximal half of the hemipenis is poorly ornamented with approximately three or four rows of irregularly arranged spines present in asulcate and sulcate profile. The distal half is calyculate, encircled by small, longitudinally arranged flounces each with a single dense row of small spinose calyces. The apical region of the hemipenis is entirely nude. The
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC3270D3206B19BF8F9FE75F8F9" box="[202,414,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="502">sulcus spermaticus</emphasis>
is simple and arranged centripetally, sulcus lips indistinct.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5F7D36D127123219B1C9FF29FA76FF37" blockId="16.[151,1437,151,211]" box="[152,1437,151,176]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1C9FF29FEE3FF37" bold="true" box="[152,264,151,175]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Comparison of morphological characters of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B3BDFF29FC09FF37" box="[748,994,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2B9FF26FBEAFF28" bold="true" box="[1000,1025,152,176]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B55EFF26FBD3FF28" bold="true" box="[1039,1080,152,176]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
with
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B52AFF26FAE3FF37" box="[1147,1288,151,175]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B52AFF26FB61FF37" box="[1147,1162,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5C6FF29FAE3FF37" box="[1175,1288,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B46AFF26FA7EFF37" box="[1339,1429,151,175]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B46AFF26FAA1FF37" box="[1339,1354,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B406FF29FA7EFF37" box="[1367,1429,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D127123219B1C6FF05FB48FF4B" blockId="16.[151,1437,151,211]" box="[151,1187,187,211]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
Diagnostic differences between the new species and
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B398FF02FCBDFF4B" box="[713,854,187,211]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B398FF02FD33FF4B" box="[713,728,188,211]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B3B4FF05FCBDFF4B" box="[741,854,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B223FF02FC27FF4B" box="[882,972,187,211]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B223FF02FC6AFF4B" box="[882,897,188,211]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2DFFF05FC27FF4B" box="[910,972,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are marked in bold.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D127123219B1F2FF5DFAC3FBF6" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<table id="2DC2C4712712CDF6B1F2FF5DFA7AFB14" box="[163,1425,227,1164]" gridcols="4" gridrows="12" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FF5DFA7AFF64" box="[163,1425,227,252]" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FF5DFEDAFF64" box="[163,305,227,252]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FF5DFF19FF63" bold="true" box="[163,242,227,251]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Species</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFF5DFD70FF64" box="[330,667,227,252]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B03EFF5AFDF6FF63" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[367,541,227,251]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B03EFF5AFE95FF63" bold="true" box="[367,382,228,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B0DAFF5DFDF6FF63" bold="true" box="[395,541,227,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B827123219B375FF5AFD9DFF63" box="[548,630,228,252]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B375FF5AFDD7FF64" bold="true" box="[548,572,228,252]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B318FF5AFD9BFF64" bold="true" box="[585,624,228,252]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</th>
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FF5DFBA9FF64" box="[694,1090,227,252]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B267FF5AFC2AFF63" box="[822,961,227,251]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B267FF5AFCAEFF63" bold="true" box="[822,837,228,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B203FF5DFC2AFF63" bold="true" box="[850,961,227,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFF5DFA7AFF64" box="[1116,1425,227,252]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227123219B59AFF5AFAC9FF63" box="[1227,1314,227,251]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="503" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B59AFF5AFB31FF63" bold="true" box="[1227,1242,228,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5B6FF5DFAC9FF63" bold="true" box="[1255,1314,227,251]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FEB5FA7AFED9" box="[163,1425,267,321]" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FEB5FEDAFED9" box="[163,305,267,321]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FEB2FF1CFEBB" bold="true" box="[163,247,267,292]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">TaL/TL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFEB5FD70FED9" box="[330,667,267,321]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">0.1780.221 (0.201±0.012, n=42)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FEB5FBA9FED9" box="[694,1090,267,321]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">0.1680.204 (0.187±0.009, n=52)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFEB5FA7AFED9" box="[1116,1425,267,321]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5E6FEB2FB2FFEBC" bold="true" box="[1207,1220,268,292]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">0</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B59BFEB2FAE2FEBC" bold="true" box="[1226,1289,268,292]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">1540</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B441FEB2FB49FED9" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">184 (0</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5F9FE97FB02FED9" bold="true" box="[1192,1257,297,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">168±0</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5BEFE97FAFEFED9" bold="true" box="[1263,1301,297,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">009</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B473FE97FA8BFED9" bold="true" box="[1314,1376,297,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">n=18)</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FEEFFA7AFE1F" box="[163,1425,337,391]" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FEEFFEDAFE1F" box="[163,305,337,391]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FEEFFF33FEF1" bold="true" box="[163,216,337,361]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">VEN</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFEEFFD70FE1F" box="[330,667,337,391]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">187208 (198.98±4.90, n=57)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FEEFFBA9FE1F" box="[694,1090,337,391]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B21EFEEFFCABFE1F" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">201224 (212</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B216FED1FC90FE1F" bold="true" box="[839,891,367,391]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">59±5</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2D0FED1FC71FE1F" bold="true" box="[897,922,367,391]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">50</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2F6FED1FC0EFE1F" bold="true" box="[935,997,367,391]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">n=47)</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFEEFFA7AFE1F" box="[1116,1425,337,391]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">198211 (204.68±4.24, n=19)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FE28FA7AFE55" box="[163,1425,406,461]" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FE28FEDAFE55" box="[163,305,406,461]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FE28FF28FE36" bold="true" box="[163,195,406,430]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">SC</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFE28FD70FE55" box="[330,667,406,461]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">6884 (75.07±4.65, n=30)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FE28FBA9FE55" box="[694,1090,406,461]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">6887 (77.37±4.93, n=49)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFE28FA7AFE55" box="[1116,1425,406,461]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B586FE29FB5EFE54" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">5969 (63</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5EAFE0AFB04FE54" bold="true" box="[1211,1263,436,460]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">58±5</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5A7FE0AFAE4FE54" bold="true" box="[1270,1295,436,460]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">35</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B44DFE0AFAB1FE54" bold="true" box="[1308,1370,436,460]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">n=19)</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FE62FA7AFD8A" box="[163,1425,476,530]" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FE62FEDAFD8A" box="[163,305,476,530]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FE62FF12FE6C" bold="true" box="[163,249,476,500]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">TOTAL</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFE62FD70FD8A" box="[330,667,476,530]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">260290 (274.36±7.46, n=42)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FE62FBA9FD8A" box="[694,1090,476,530]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B21EFE63FCABFD8A" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">274310 (289</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B216FE44FC91FD8A" bold="true" box="[839,890,506,530]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">81±7</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2D0FE44FC71FD8A" bold="true" box="[897,922,506,530]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">29</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B2F6FE44FC0EFD8A" bold="true" box="[935,997,506,530]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">n=45)</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFE62FA7AFD8A" box="[1116,1425,476,530]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">261274 (268.56 ± 5.32, n=19)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FD9CFA7AFDC0" box="[163,1425,546,600]" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FD9CFEDAFDC0" box="[163,305,546,600]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FD9CFF3DFDA2" bold="true" box="[163,214,546,570]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">SCR</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFD9CFD70FDC0" box="[330,667,546,600]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">25.0930.21 (27.48±1.26, n=42)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FD9CFBA9FDC0" box="[694,1090,546,600]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">24.3729.19 (26.71±1.18, n=48)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFD9CFA7AFDC0" box="[1116,1425,546,600]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5E6FD9CFB3BFDA2" bold="true" box="[1207,1232,546,570]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">22</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B586FD9CFAFCFDA2" bold="true" box="[1239,1303,546,570]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">6125</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B44CFD9CFB5EFDCF" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">27 (23</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5EAFD81FB04FDCF" bold="true" box="[1211,1263,575,599]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">70±0</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5A7FD81FAE4FDCF" bold="true" box="[1270,1295,575,599]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">08</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B44DFD81FAB1FDCF" bold="true" box="[1308,1370,575,599]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">n=19)</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FDD6FA7AFD05" box="[163,1425,616,669]" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FDD6FEDAFD05" box="[163,305,616,669]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FDD6FEF8FD04" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">BB+TB (juveniles)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFDD6FD70FD05" box="[330,667,616,669]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">1927 (22.78±3.11, n=9)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FDD6FBA9FD05" box="[694,1090,616,669]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">1233 (20.75±6.13, n=24)</td>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B58CFDD6FAB8FD05" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">812 (10.50±1.52, n=6)</emphasis>
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<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FD12FA7AFD5E" box="[163,1425,684,710]" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FD12FEDAFD5E" box="[163,305,684,710]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FD13FEF0FD5D" bold="true" box="[163,283,685,709]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Largest SL</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFD12FD70FD5E" box="[330,667,684,710]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">6th (n= 25)</td>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B213FD13FCA4FD5D" bold="true" box="[834,847,685,709]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">7</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B21EFD12FCB7FD22" bold="true" box="[847,860,684,698]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">th</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B233FD13FC5EFD5D" bold="true" box="[866,949,685,709]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">(n = 54)</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFD12FA7AFD5E" box="[1116,1425,684,710]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5ECFD13FB21FD5D" bold="true" box="[1213,1226,685,709]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">7</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B598FD12FB3DFD22" bold="true" box="[1225,1238,684,698]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">th</emphasis>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B58CFD13FADAFD5D" bold="true" box="[1245,1329,685,709]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">(n = 19)</emphasis>
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<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FD6BFA7AFD76" box="[163,1425,725,750]" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FD6BFEDAFD76" box="[163,305,725,750]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FD6BFEF3FD75" bold="true" box="[163,280,725,749]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Body color</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFD6BFD70FD76" box="[330,667,725,750]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">black or black-gray</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FD6BFBA9FD76" box="[694,1090,725,750]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">black</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFD6BFA7AFD76" box="[1116,1425,725,750]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">black</td>
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<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FD43FEDAFCC9" box="[163,305,765,849]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FD43FF0FFCAB" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Color of bands</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFD43FD70FCC9" box="[330,667,765,849]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">cream or white, relatively wide in juveniles, speckled and reticulated with gray in adults</td>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B397FD43FBA9FCAB" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">white, width variable in juveniles, smeared with black or gray in adults</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFD43FA7AFCC9" box="[1116,1425,765,849]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B5D2FD43FA9AFCC8" bold="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">white, width broad in juveniles, smeared with black or gray in adults</emphasis>
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<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FCDEFEDAFC76" box="[163,305,864,1006]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FCDEFEDAFCE0" bold="true" box="[163,305,864,888]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Distributions</emphasis>
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<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B01BFCDEFD70FC76" box="[330,667,864,1006]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand (except southern peninsular)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B3E7FCDEFBA9FC76" box="[694,1090,864,1006]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Thailand (peninsular), Malaysia (peninsular), Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggar, Alor, Flores, Sumba, Sumba), East Timor, India (Nicobar Islands?)</td>
<td id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B50DFCDEFA7AFC76" box="[1116,1425,864,1006]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Philippines (Palawan, Mindanao?), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (West &amp; Central Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam</td>
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<tr id="E1F234932712CDF6B1F2FC40FA7AFB14" box="[163,1425,1022,1164]" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<th id="A2235DEF2712CDF6B1F2FC40FEDAFB14" box="[163,305,1022,1164]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B1F2FC40FEF2FB8E" bold="true" box="[163,281,1022,1046]" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">References</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327123219B196FB5CFEA9FB64" box="[199,322,1250,1276]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Coloration</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="C7F92A5427123219B005FB5CFE48FB64" box="[340,419,1250,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-29@8.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 1. Colubrid snake species involved in the case of Anoplophallus maculatus Cope, 1895.—USNM 7339, previously considered the holotype of “Lycodon maculatus” reported by Liu et al. (2023): A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Dorsalview ofthe head;D—Lateralview of thehead,leftside; E—Livespecimen of Leptodeira maculata (= Megalops maculatus) from Minatitlán, Colima, Mexico; F—Live specimen of Lycodon subannulatus from Penang Island, Malaysia, of which Nymphophidium maculatum is a junior synonym. Images not to scale. Photos by T. Hsu (AD), C. Grünwald (E), J. L. Lee (F)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916221" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916221/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="C7F92A5427123219B0E5FB5CFE2FFB65" box="[436,452,1250,1277]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-18@13.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 5. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—MCZ R-175968 (holotype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—Lateral view of the head, right side; D—Lateral view of the head, left side; E—Dorsal view of the head; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Images not to scale. Photos by M. Gage and J. Martinez." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916229" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916229/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">5</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="C7F92A5427123219B083FB5CFE09FB64" box="[466,482,1250,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1495,1519]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetId="figure-29@14.[151,1436,181,1471]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 6. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in preservative—specimen CAS 235846 (paratype, adult male) A—General dorsal view; B—General ventral view; C—dorsal view of the head; D—Ventral view of the head; E—Lateral view of the head, right side; F—Ventral view of the tail with the everted hemipenes. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916233" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916233/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">6</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="C7F92A5427123219B0A1FB5CFDDDFB64" box="[496,566,1250,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1323,1347]" captionTargetBox="[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetId="figure-260@15.[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 7. Differences in dorsal body band coloration in preservative between Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. (A, B) and L. subcinctus (C, D). A—FMNH 180149 from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; B—CAS 229729 from Tanintharyi, Myanmar; C—FMNH 229855 from Selangor, Malaysia; D—FMNH 183772 from Selangor, Malaysia. Images not to scale. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916235" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916235/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">7AB</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="C7F92A5427123219B315FB5CFDBFFB64" box="[580,596,1250,1276]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1084,1108]" captionTargetBox="[396,1191,181,1060]" captionTargetId="figure-18@17.[396,1191,181,1060]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. in life (not collected, sex not determined): A, B—Hong Kong, China (adult, subadult; respectively); C—Qiongzhong, Hainan, China (adult); D—Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China; E—Pu Mat NP, Nghe An, Vietnam; F—Ma Da NR, Dong Nai, Vietnam (adult); G—Cat Tien NP, Dong Nai, Vietnam (subadult); H—Loc Bac, Lam Dong, Vietnam (adult); I—Phuoc Binh NP, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam (adult); J—Hinhurp, Vientiane, Laos (subadult); K—Kompong Seila, Seihanuk, Cambodia (adult); L—Chai Prakarn, Chiang Mai, Thailand (subadult); M—Mae Yom NP, Phrae, Thailand (adult); N—Wang Nam Khiao, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (adult); O—Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi, Thailand (subadult). Photos by:A. Tomaszek (A, B); C.X. Liao (C); Z.H. Ma (D); P.S. Hamilton (E); H.X.N. Nguyen (F); A.M. Bragin (G, I); N.A. Poyarkov (H); T. Calame (J); T. Samnang (K); A. Kaosung (L); R. Grassby-Lewis (M, N); A. Pierce (O)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916237" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916237/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="503">8</figureCitation>
). Dorsal surface black or black gray anteriorly, gradually transitioning to gray brown or pale brown at midbody and posteriorly; lighter brown along flanks; 510 white or cream colored body bands in adults, widely separated, about 47 dorsal scales long on the vertebral row, slightly expanded ventrolaterally, 710 dorsal scales long above the ventral plates; the first body band starts at the level of the 15
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ventral scale, and the first two to four cross-bands are separated from one another by 1016 vertebral dorsal scales; in adults, the dorsal bands become progressively more heavily speckled with dark brown along the anterior portion of each dorsal scale until the band becomes completely subdued with dark pigment and appears indistinct relative to the rest of the dorsal surface; the posteriormost bands along the body and tail darken first, and frequently only 47 of the anteriormost pale bands are visible in large specimens; remaining posterior portion of the dorsum is plain in adults; tail tip is cream. Dorsal surface of the head blackish-brown or black; in some specimens the posterior half of the head beyond the frontal scale is slightly marbled with shades of brown, but in larger individuals the marbling is restricted to the posterior half of the parietals and the adjacent occipital scales; snout dark brown, with dark pigment normally invading the first two supralabials and ventral surface around the mental scale; supralabials cream or white, especially in their lower half; chin and throat plain white, sometimes pale yellow, with occasional dark brown spots on the first few infralabials; eye brown in life, pupil black. Venter white, cream or pale yellow, with a dark brown, diffuse spot of the anterior edge of each ventral scale; progressively, the ventral scales become more strongly speckled or tinted with brown at midline; in some specimens the entire ventral surface is plain cream or white. The underside of the tail is plain white but in some specimens is dark grey with white or pale yellow marbling.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B1C6FB82FEFBFBCC" bold="true" box="[151,272,1084,1108]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">FIGURE 8</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B071FB82FDE5FBCC" box="[288,526,1084,1108]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B346FB82FDC4FBCC" bold="true" box="[535,559,1084,1108]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B36EFB82FD8DFBCC" bold="true" box="[575,614,1084,1108]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">nov</emphasis>
.
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in life (not collected, sex not determined): A, B—Hong Kong, China (adult, subadult; respectively); C—Qiongzhong, Hainan, China (adult); D—Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China; E—Pu Mat NP, Nghe An, Vietnam; F—Ma Da NR, Dong Nai, Vietnam (adult); G—Cat Tien NP, Dong Nai, Vietnam (subadult); H—Loc Bac, Lam Dong, Vietnam (adult); I—Phuoc Binh NP, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam (adult); J—Hinhurp, Vientiane, Laos (subadult); K—Kompong Seila, Seihanuk, Cambodia (adult); L—Chai Prakarn, Chiang Mai, Thailand (subadult); M—Mae Yom NP, Phrae, Thailand (adult); N—Wang Nam Khiao, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (adult); O—Kaeng Krachan NP, Phetchaburi, Thailand (subadult). Photos by: A. Tomaszek (A, B); C.X. Liao (C); Z.H. Ma (D); P.S. Hamilton (E); H.X.N. Nguyen (F); A.M. Bragin (G, I); N.A. Poyarkov (H); T. Calame (J); T. Samnang (K); A. Kaosung (L); R. Grassby-Lewis (M, N); A. Pierce (O).
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<paragraph id="5F7D36D127133218B196FA1CFCB8F9E8" blockId="17.[151,1437,1442,2009]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Juvenile specimens are more strongly patterned than adults and are usually black dorsally with 1119 white, uniform bands on the body, generally visible up to the vent, and 712 bands on the tail. The head is largely as black along the dorsal surface and on the sides of the snout, however the posterior portion of the head has a white facial collar present across the entirety of the parietals, the posterior half of the frontal, most of the temporals and the remaining occipital region and nape; supralabials white or cream, occasionally with dark gray mottling near the snout and eyes. The ventral surface is uniform cream or white.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="17D8655A2713321AB196F9C4FBBCFA3A" lastPageId="19" lastPageNumber="506" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D127133218B196F9C4FC0DF899" blockId="17.[151,1437,1442,2009]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B196F9C4FE8DF90C" bold="true" box="[199,358,1658,1684]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Comparisons</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B029F9C4FD94F90C" box="[376,639,1658,1684]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B3D8F9C5FD48F90D" bold="true" box="[649,675,1659,1685]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B3E7F9C5FD09F90D" bold="true" box="[694,738,1659,1685]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be easily distinguished from all other known
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B46CF9C4FA76F90C" box="[1341,1437,1658,1684]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Lycodon</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
(except
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B01AF921FEB0F920" box="[331,347,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B03BF920FE0BF920" box="[362,480,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227133218B0A1F921FDBBF920" box="[496,592,1694,1721]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B0A1F921FDEBF920" box="[496,512,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B35EF920FDBBF920" box="[527,592,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227133218B30EF921FB88F920" authority="Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan &amp; Smith" authorityName="Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan &amp; Smith" box="[607,1123,1694,1721]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sidiki">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B30EF921FD84F920" box="[607,623,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B32FF920FD50F920" box="[638,699,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sidiki</emphasis>
Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan &amp; Smith
</taxonomicName>
) by the lack of a preocular, and by having both the loreal and prefrontal scales enter the orbit. We summarize the main characters separating
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B1C6F958FE71F898" box="[151,410,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B0F1F959FE51F899" bold="true" box="[416,442,1767,1793]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B098F959FE1EF899" bold="true" box="[457,501,1767,1793]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B311F959FDBBF898" box="[576,592,1767,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B30CF958FD38F898" box="[605,723,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227133218B25BF959FC82F898" box="[778,873,1766,1793]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B25BF959FCF1F898" box="[778,794,1767,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B279F958FC82F898" box="[808,873,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
<tableCitation id="1240036A27133218B2DDF958FC0BF899" box="[908,992,1766,1793]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="16.[152,244,151,175]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of morphological characters of Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. with L. subcinctus and L. sealei. Diagnostic differences between the new species and L. subcinctus + L. sealei are marked in bold." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/0BBD665927123219B1C9FF29FB48FF4B" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" tableUuid="0BBD665927123219B1C9FF29FB48FF4B">Table 1</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12713321BB196F8B4FD94FF61" blockId="17.[151,1437,1442,2009]" lastBlockId="18.[151,1436,151,249]" lastPageId="18" lastPageNumber="505" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">
<taxonomicName id="98C24D5227133218B196F8B4FE20F8BC" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[199,459,1802,1828]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="504" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B196F8B4FE20F8BC" box="[199,459,1802,1828]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B083F8B5FE07F8BD" bold="true" box="[466,492,1803,1829]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B0AAF8B5FDCCF8BD" bold="true" box="[507,551,1803,1829]" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B395F8B5FD3FF8BC" box="[708,724,1803,1828]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC327133218B3B2F8B4FCB2F8BC" box="[739,857,1802,1828]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having: a lower number of ventrals (
<collectingRegion id="9D06F83327133218B470F8B5FAB7F8BD" box="[1313,1372,1803,1829]" country="Austria" name="Wien" pageId="17" pageNumber="504">VEN</collectingRegion>
187 208 [mean = 198.98 ± 4.90] vs. 201224 [mean = 212.59 ± 5.50]), a lower number of total body scales (TOTAL 260290 [mean = 274.36 ± 7.46] vs. 274311 [mean = 289.81 ± 7.29]), relative size of the largest supralabial scale (sixth supralabial largest vs. seventh supralabial largest), and by the pattern of pigmentation on the white bands in adults (white bands darkening along the anterior edge of each dorsal scale, creating a speckled, reticulate or maculate patterning vs. white bands darkening along the entire dorsal scale, pattern more smeared, patched or piebald in appearance; see
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542710321BB083FF29FDCBFF29" box="[466,544,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1323,1347]" captionTargetBox="[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetId="figure-260@15.[397,1191,669,1299]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 7. Differences in dorsal body band coloration in preservative between Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. (A, B) and L. subcinctus (C, D). A—FMNH 180149 from Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; B—CAS 229729 from Tanintharyi, Myanmar; C—FMNH 229855 from Selangor, Malaysia; D—FMNH 183772 from Selangor, Malaysia. Images not to scale. Photos by J.L. Lee." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916235" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916235/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542710321BB37AFF29FDD0FF29" box="[555,571,151,177]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1435,1459]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,273,1412]" captionTargetId="figure-73@18.[151,1436,273,1412]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Lycodon subcinctus in life (not collected, sex not determined): A—Kathu, Phuket, Thailand (adult); B—Hala Bala WS, Narathiwat, Thailand (subadult); C—Khao Phanom Bencha NP, Krabi, Thailand (subadult); D—Khao Sok NP, Surat Thani, Thailand (adult); E—Baling, Kedah, Malaysia (adult); F—Frasers Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (subadult); G—West Malaysia (adult); H—Upper Seletar Reservoir, Singapore (adult); I—Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia (adult); J—Bekasi, Java, Indonesia (adult); K—Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia (adult); L—Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (subadult). Photos by: A. Tomaszek (A, K); R. Grassby-Lewis (B); R. Jaihan (C, D), P. Pawangkhanant (E, I); G. Vogel (G), R. Kittrell (F); R. Tann (H); A.R. Mudzakir (J); C. Trainor (L)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916239" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916239/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">9</figureCitation>
). In addition, some adult
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB204FF29FC03FF29" box="[853,1000,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L. subcinctus</emphasis>
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(and
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB577FF29FB6FFF29" box="[1062,1156,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L. sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) specimens may become completely melanistic, whereas all adult
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB30FFF05FCFCFF4D" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[606,791,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB30FFF05FCFCFF4D" box="[606,791,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L. neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB24CFF05FC9DFF4D" bold="true" box="[797,886,187,213]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82710321BB24CFF05FC9DFF4D" box="[797,886,187,213]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
we have examined retain light pigment along the dorsal bands and are never fully melanistic.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5F7D36D12710321BB1C6FA25FE1FF913" blockId="18.[151,1437,1435,1675]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB1C6FA25FEFBFA2B" bold="true" box="[151,272,1435,1459]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">FIGURE 9</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB071FA25FE00FA2B" box="[288,491,1435,1459]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">Lycodon subcinctus</emphasis>
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in life (not collected, sex not determined): A—Kathu, Phuket, Thailand (adult); B—Hala Bala WS, Narathiwat, Thailand (subadult); C—Khao Phanom Bencha NP, Krabi, Thailand (subadult); D—Khao Sok NP, Surat Thani, Thailand (adult); E—Baling, Kedah, Malaysia (adult); F—Frasers Hill, Pahang, Malaysia (subadult); G—West Malaysia (adult); H—Upper Seletar Reservoir, Singapore (adult); I—Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia (adult); J—Bekasi, Java, Indonesia (adult); K—Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia (adult); L—Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (subadult). Photos by: A. Tomaszek (A, K); R. Grassby-Lewis (B); R. Jaihan (C, D), P. Pawangkhanant (E, I); G. Vogel (G), R. Kittrell (F); R. Tann (H); A.R. Mudzakir (J); C. Trainor (L).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12710321BB196F963FDAAF86C" blockId="18.[151,1437,1757,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB196F963FE20F96F" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[199,459,1757,1783]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB196F963FE20F96F" box="[199,459,1757,1783]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB082F960FE06F960" bold="true" box="[467,493,1758,1784]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB0ACF960FDC2F960" bold="true" box="[509,553,1758,1784]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB398F960FD32F96F" box="[713,729,1758,1783]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB3B9F963FCC2F96F" box="[744,809,1757,1783]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a higher relative tail length (TaL/TL
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<geoCoordinate id="3AF650162710321BB4DFF960FF3DF884" degrees="0.221" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" precision="55" value="-0.221"> 0.221</geoCoordinate>
[mean = 0.201 ± 0.012] vs.
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[mean = 0.168 ± 0.009]), a higher number of subcaudals (SC 6884 [mean = 75.07 ± 4.65] vs. 5969 [mean = 63.58 ± 5.53]), a higher subcaudal ratio (SCR 25.0930.21 [mean = 27.48 ± 1.26] vs. 22.6125.27 [mean = 23.70 ± 0.08]), relative size of the largest supralabial scale (sixth supralabial largest vs. seventh supralabial largest), and a higher number of dorsal body bands in juvenile specimens (BB+TB 1927 vs. 812; see
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542710321BB028F82FFE20F834" box="[377,459,1937,1964]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,1057,1081]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1033]" captionTargetId="figure-18@19.[151,1436,181,1033]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Lycodon sealei in life (not collected, sex not determined): A—Puerto Princesca, Palawan, Philippines (adult); B—Taytay, Palawan, Philippines (subadult); C—Balabac, Palawan, Philippines (adult); D—Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (subadult); E—Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia (subadult); F—Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (subadult); G—Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (adult); H—Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (adult); I—West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (adult). Photos by: R. Grassby-Lewis (A); A. Sonlee (B); C. Supsup (C); R. Monday (D); C.C. Lee (E, H); S. Lee (F); L. Platania (G); H. Kurniawan (I)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916241" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916241/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). The same color pattern characteristics that differentiate
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB516F82CFAEBF833" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[1095,1280,1937,1964]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB516F82CFBBCF833" box="[1095,1111,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB535F82FFAEBF833" box="[1124,1280,1937,1963]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82710321BB457F82CFA8BF834" box="[1286,1376,1938,1964]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB457F82CFACBF834" bold="true" box="[1286,1312,1938,1964]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB47CF82CFAB2F834" bold="true" box="[1325,1369,1938,1964]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB1C6F808FEC1F857" box="[151,298,1973,2000]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB1C6F808FF4CF857" box="[151,167,1974,1999]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB1E5F80BFEC1F857" box="[180,298,1973,1999]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82710321BB060F808FE9AF848" box="[305,369,1974,2000]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" sensu="stricto">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB060F808FED7F848" bold="true" box="[305,316,1974,2000]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">s</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB018F808FE81F848" bold="true" box="[329,362,1974,2000]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">str</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
also apply to
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB35AF808FD82F857" box="[523,617,1973,2000]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB35AF808FDF0F857" box="[523,539,1974,1999]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB379F80BFD82F857" box="[552,617,1973,1999]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Moreover, the geographic ranges of both species are separated by that of
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522710321BB1C6F864FEC0F86B" box="[151,299,2009,2036]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB1C6F864FF4CF86B" box="[151,167,2010,2035]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB1E4F867FEC0F86B" box="[181,299,2009,2035]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82710321BB063F864FE98F86C" box="[306,371,2010,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505" sensu="stricto">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB063F864FED6F86C" bold="true" box="[306,317,2010,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">s</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32710321BB01AF864FE87F86C" bold="true" box="[331,364,2010,2036]" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">str</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(see
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542710321BB0FFF867FDE2F86C" box="[430,521,2009,2036]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1043,1067]" captionTargetBox="[205,1382,185,1016]" captionTargetId="figure-29@20.[201,1386,181,1019]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 11. Distribution ranges of Lycodon sealei, L. subcinctus, and L. cf. subcinctus (Nicobar Island). Notes: numbers indicate different localities where the species have been recorded (see Appendix Table S5 for the details of localities)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916243" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916243/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">Figs. 11</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542710321BB344F864FDDFF86C" box="[533,564,2010,2036]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1980,2004]" captionTargetBox="[211,1376,1130,1954]" captionTargetId="figure-71@20.[207,1380,1127,1957]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 12. Distribution ranges of Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. Numbers indicate various localities where the species have been recorded (see Appendix Table S6 for the details of localities)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916245" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916245/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="505">12</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="0BBD66592711321AB1C6FB9FFF5CFB76" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916241" ID-Zenodo-Dep="13916241" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916241/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" startId="19.[151,250,1057,1081]" targetBox="[151,1436,181,1033]" targetPageId="19" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12711321AB1C6FB9FFF5CFB76" blockId="19.[151,1437,1057,1262]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB1C6FB9FFEF0FBA1" bold="true" box="[151,283,1057,1081]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">FIGURE 10</emphasis>
.
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522711321AB07BFB9FFE2FFBA1" box="[298,452,1057,1081]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sealei">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB07BFB9FFE2FFBA1" box="[298,452,1057,1081]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Lycodon sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in life (not collected, sex not determined): A—Puerto Princesca, Palawan, Philippines (adult); B—Taytay, Palawan, Philippines (subadult); C—Balabac, Palawan, Philippines (adult); D—Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia (subadult); E—Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia (subadult); F—Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (subadult); G—Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (adult); H—Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (adult); I—West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (adult). Photos by: R. Grassby-Lewis (A); A. Sonlee (B); C. Supsup (C); R. Monday (D); C.C. Lee (E, H); S. Lee (F); L. Platania (G); H. Kurniawan (I).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12711321AB196FAFEFBBCFA3A" blockId="19.[151,1436,1344,1946]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
In addition,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522711321AB004FAFEFDFAFAC2" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[341,529,1344,1370]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB004FAFEFE8EFAC1" box="[341,357,1344,1369]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB024FAFEFDFAFAC2" box="[373,529,1344,1370]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82711321AB34BFAFEFD93FAC2" box="[538,632,1344,1370]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB34BFAFEFDDFFAC2" bold="true" box="[538,564,1344,1370]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB314FAFEFD9AFAC2" bold="true" box="[581,625,1344,1370]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522711321AB245FAFEFC9AFAC2" box="[788,881,1344,1370]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sidiki">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB245FAFEFCCFFAC1" box="[788,804,1344,1369]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB265FAFEFC9AFAC2" box="[820,881,1344,1370]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">sidiki</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having the prefrontal enter the orbit (vs. not entering); temporals 1+2 (vs. 2+3); cloacal plate divided (vs. undivided); body in adults with pale and wide body bands (vs. dark and narrow crossbars) (see Wostl
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB393FA36FD11FA3A" box="[706,762,1416,1442]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">et al.</emphasis>
2017 and
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202711321AB23EFA36FBA0FA3A" author="Nguyen, T. V. &amp; David, P. &amp; Vogel, G." box="[879,1099,1416,1442]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" pagination="563 - 581" refId="ref21621" refString="Nguyen, T. V., David, P. &amp; Vogel, G. (2024) Expanded description &amp; range extension of Lycodon sidiki Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan &amp; Smith, 2017 (Squamata: Colubridae: Lycodon). Zootaxa, 5492 (4), 563 - 581. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5492.4.5" type="journal article" year="2024">
Nguyen
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB29EFA36FBECFA3A" box="[975,1031,1416,1442]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">et al.</emphasis>
2024
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="17D8655A2711321AB196FA15FB9AF802" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12711321AB196FA15FB9AF802" blockId="19.[151,1436,1344,1946]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB196FA15FE54FA5D" bold="true" box="[199,447,1451,1477]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
Distribution (
<figureCitation id="C7F92A542711321AB03AFA15FE54FA5D" box="[363,447,1451,1477]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1980,2004]" captionTargetBox="[211,1376,1130,1954]" captionTargetId="figure-71@20.[207,1380,1127,1957]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 12. Distribution ranges of Lycodon neomaculatus sp. nov. Numbers indicate various localities where the species have been recorded (see Appendix Table S6 for the details of localities)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13916245" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13916245/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
</emphasis>
). Based on our definition of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB240FA12FBFEFA5E" box="[785,1045,1452,1478]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82711321AB54FFA12FB97FA5E" box="[1054,1148,1452,1478]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB54FFA12FBD3FA5E" bold="true" box="[1054,1080,1452,1478]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB518FA12FB9EFA5E" bold="true" box="[1097,1141,1452,1478]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
we establish its range as follows: China (southern), Myanmar (northern and peninsular), Vietnam (throughout), Laos (throughout), Cambodia (throughout), and Thailand (except peninsular). According to our data and an examination of records from the literature,
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB058F9A6FEF2F9A9" box="[265,281,1560,1585]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB077F9A6FE29F9AA" box="[294,450,1560,1586]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82711321AB099F9A6FDC9F9AA" box="[456,546,1560,1586]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB099F9A6FE09F9AA" bold="true" box="[456,482,1560,1586]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB0BEF9A6FDF0F9AA" bold="true" box="[495,539,1560,1586]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
inhabits the following provinces/states:—
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB2A8F9A9FBA9F9A9" bold="true" box="[1017,1090,1559,1585]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB2A8F9A9FBA9F9A9" box="[1017,1090,1559,1585]" name="China" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">China</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
, south-east: Hong Kong SAR.;
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1C6F982FF09F9CE" box="[151,226,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Fujian" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Fujian</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1BAF982FE9AF9CE" box="[235,369,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Guangdong</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB02AF982FE2DF9CE" box="[379,454,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Fujian" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Fujian</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB09EF982FDD9F9CE" box="[463,562,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Guangxi" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Guangxi</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB36AF982FD7FF9CE" box="[571,660,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Yunnan" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Yunnan</collectingRegion>
, and
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB39AF982FCF7F9CE" box="[715,796,1596,1622]" country="China" name="Hainan" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Hainan</collectingRegion>
provinces;—
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB2E3F982FBC1F9CE" bold="true" box="[946,1066,1596,1622]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB2E3F982FBC1F9CE" box="[946,1066,1596,1622]" name="Myanmar" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
: northern and peninsular:
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB41AF982FF39F9E2" country="Myanmar" name="Kachin" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Kachin State</collectingRegion>
;
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB18DF9DEFEA6F9E2" box="[220,333,1632,1658]" country="Myanmar" name="Mandalay" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Mandalay</collectingRegion>
, and
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0D4F9DEFDEDF9E2" box="[389,518,1632,1658]" country="Myanmar" name="Taninthayi" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Tanintharyi</collectingRegion>
Regions);—
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB3C5F9E1FD11F9E1" bold="true" box="[660,762,1631,1657]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB3C5F9E1FD11F9E1" box="[660,762,1631,1657]" name="Vietnam" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
:
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB256F9DEFCBCF9E2" box="[775,855,1632,1658]" country="Vietnam" name="Ha Noi" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Ha Noi</collectingRegion>
capital;
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB2E5F9DEFBF3F9E2" box="[948,1048,1632,1658]" country="Vietnam" name="Da Nang" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Da Nang</collectingRegion>
City;
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB50BF9DEFB57F9E2" box="[1114,1212,1632,1658]" country="Vietnam" name="Bac Kan" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Bac Kan</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB597F9DEFAB4F9E2" box="[1222,1375,1632,1658]" country="Vietnam" name="Tuyen Quang" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Tuyen Quang</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB438F9DEFF19F906" country="Vietnam" name="Thai Nguyen" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Thai Nguyen</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1AEF93AFE92F906" box="[255,377,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Vinh Phuc" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Vinh Phuc</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0D7F93AFE19F906" box="[390,498,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Lai Chau" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Lai Chau</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0AFF93AFDB8F906" box="[510,595,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Son La" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Son La</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB30EF93AFD0AF906" box="[607,737,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Thanh Hoa" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Thanh Hoa</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB3BFF93AFC83F906" box="[750,872,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Ninh Binh" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Ninh Binh</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB224F93AFC35F906" box="[885,990,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Nghe An" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Nghe An</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB2BBF93AFB8AF906" box="[1002,1121,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Quang Tri" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Quang Tri</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB53FF93AFAC0F906" box="[1134,1323,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Thua Thien-Hue" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Thua Thien-Hue</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB469F93AFA73F906" box="[1336,1432,1668,1694]" country="Vietnam" name="Ha Tinh" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Ha Tinh</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1C6F916FECAF95A" box="[151,289,1704,1730]" country="Vietnam" name="Quang Nam" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Quang Nam</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB07DF916FE73F95A" box="[300,408,1704,1730]" country="Vietnam" name="Kon Tum" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Kon Tum</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0F5F916FDC5F95A" box="[420,558,1704,1730]" country="Vietnam" name="Quang Ngai" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Quang Ngai</collectingRegion>
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB471F916FA7EF95A" box="[1312,1429,1704,1730]" country="Vietnam" name="Dak Nong" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Dak Nong</collectingRegion>
,
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB07DF972FE75F97E" box="[300,414,1740,1766]" country="Vietnam" name="Dong Nai" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Dong Nai</collectingRegion>
,
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,
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, and
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provinces;—
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<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB516F972FB6AF97E" box="[1095,1153,1740,1766]" name="Laos" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Laos</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
:
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB5B8F972FA73F97E" box="[1257,1432,1740,1766]" country="Laos" name="Louangphabang" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Luang Prabang</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1C6F94EFEEEF892" box="[151,261,1776,1802]" country="Laos" name="Viangchan" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Vientiane</collectingRegion>
, Bolikhamxay,
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, and
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provinces;—
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<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB2FDF951FBC3F891" box="[940,1064,1775,1801]" name="Cambodia" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Cambodia</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
:
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB590F94EFAE1F892" box="[1217,1290,1776,1802]" country="Cambodia" name="Kratie" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Kratie</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB447F94EFA72F892" box="[1302,1433,1776,1802]" country="Cambodia" name="Mondolkiri" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Mondulkiri</collectingRegion>
,
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB046F8AAFE5EF8B6" box="[279,437,1812,1838]" country="Cambodia" name="Sihanoukville" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Sihanoukville</collectingRegion>
, and
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0BDF8AAFDF0F8B6" box="[492,539,1812,1838]" country="Cambodia" name="Kep" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Kep</collectingRegion>
provinces;—
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB3E1F8ADFCF6F8B5" bold="true" box="[688,797,1811,1837]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">
<collectingCountry id="27D576412711321AB3E1F8ADFCF6F8B5" box="[688,797,1811,1837]" name="Thailand" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Thailand</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
:
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,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB2E2F8AAFBD2F8B6" box="[947,1081,1812,1838]" country="Thailand" name="Chiang Mai" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Chiang Mai</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB513F8AAFB6EF8B6" box="[1090,1157,1812,1838]" country="Thailand" name="Phrae" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Phrae</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB5DFF8AAFAFEF8B6" box="[1166,1301,1812,1838]" country="Thailand" name="Phitsanulok" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Phitsanulok</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB44EF8AAFABEF8B6" box="[1311,1365,1812,1838]" country="Thailand" name="Loei" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Loei</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB40FF8AAFF3BF8CA" country="Thailand" name="Nong Khai" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Nong Khai</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB18CF886FE8DF8CA" box="[221,358,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Udon Thani" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Udon Thani</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB022F886FE20F8CA" box="[371,459,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Kalasin" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Kalasin</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB086F886FD55F8CA" box="[471,702,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Ratchasima" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Nakhon Ratchasima</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB39BF886FC93F8CA" box="[714,888,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Nakhon Nayok" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Nakhon Nayok</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB2D5F886FC0DF8CA" box="[900,998,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Sa Kaeo" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Sa Kaeo</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB2A3F886FB73F8CA" box="[1010,1176,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Chachoengsao" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Chachoengsao</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB5F4F886FB14F8CA" box="[1189,1279,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Rayong" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Rayong</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB45AF886FA73F8CA" box="[1291,1432,1848,1874]" country="Thailand" name="Chanthaburi" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Chanthaburi</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB1C6F8E2FEC9F8EE" box="[151,290,1884,1910]" country="Thailand" name="Uthai Thani" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Uthai Thani</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB061F8E2FE52F8EE" box="[304,441,1884,1910]" country="Thailand" name="Phetchaburi" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Phetchaburi</collectingRegion>
, and
<collectingRegion id="9D06F8332711321AB0A9F8E2FD01F8EE" box="[504,746,1884,1910]" country="Thailand" name="Prachuap Khiri Khan" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">Prachuap Khiri Khan</collectingRegion>
provinces (based on
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202711321AB2B0F8E2FBB5F8EE" author="Pope, C. H." box="[993,1118,1883,1910]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" refId="ref21916" refString="Pope, C. H. (1935) The reptiles of China. Turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards. Natural History of Central Asia. Vol. 10. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, 604 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 12104" type="book" year="1935">Pope 1935</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202711321AB53DF8E2FAC6F8EE" author="Zhao, E. M. &amp; Huang, M. H. &amp; Zong, Y. &amp; Jiang, Y. M. &amp; Huang, Q. Y. &amp; Zhao, H. &amp; Ma, J. F. &amp; Zheng, J. &amp; Huang, Z. J. &amp; Wei, G. &amp; Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J." box="[1132,1325,1884,1910]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" refId="ref24466" refString="Zhao, E. M., Huang, M. H., Zong, Y., Jiang, Y. M., Huang, Q. Y., Zhao, H., Ma, J. F., Zheng, J., Huang, Z. J., Wei, G., Yang, D. Q. &amp; Li, D. J. (1998) Fauna Sinica Reptilia. Vol. 3. Squamata: Serpentes. Science Press, Beijing, 522 pp. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1998">
Zhao
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. 1998
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;
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202711321AB46AF8E2FF39F802" author="Le, D. T. &amp; Luong, A. M. &amp; Pham, C. T. &amp; Pham, T. Q. &amp; Nguyen, S. L. H. &amp; Ziegler, T. &amp; Nguyen, T. Q." pageId="19" pageNumber="506" pagination="201 - 219" refId="ref20602" refString="Le, D. T., Luong, A. M., Pham, C. T., Pham, T. Q., Nguyen, S. L. H., Ziegler, T. &amp; Nguyen, T. Q. (2021) New records and an updated checklist of amphibians and snakes from Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam. Bonn zoological Bulletin, 70 (1), 201 - 219. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB- 2021.70.1.201" type="journal article" year="2021">
Le
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. 2021
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;
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David
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32711321AB078F83EFEB0F802" box="[297,347,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="506">et al</emphasis>
. 2023
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;
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202711321AB0FEF83EFDBCF802" author="Liu, S. &amp; Hou, M. &amp; Cai, B. &amp; Li, S. &amp; Zhang, Z. &amp; Yu, R. &amp; Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L." box="[431,599,1920,1946]" pageId="19" pageNumber="506" pagination="307 - 316" refId="ref21074" refString="Liu, S., Hou, M., Cai, B., Li, S., Zhang, Z., Yu, R., Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L. (2023) Taxonomic status of Lycodon subcinctus sensu lato in China (Serpentes, Colubridae). Herpetozoa, 36, 307 - 316. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / herpetozoa. 36. e 114206" type="journal article" year="2023">
Liu
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; examined specimens;records from iNaturalist).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB1C6FBADFEC9FBB3" bold="true" box="[151,290,1043,1067]" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
Distribution ranges of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB348FBADFD5FFBB3" box="[537,692,1043,1067]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">Lycodon sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB395FBAAFD39FBB3" box="[708,722,1044,1067]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">L</emphasis>
.
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, and
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB2DBFBAAFC73FBB3" box="[906,920,1044,1067]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">L</emphasis>
. cf.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB29AFBADFBDDFBB3" box="[971,1078,1043,1067]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">subcinctus</emphasis>
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(Nicobar Island). Notes: numbers indicate different localities where the species have been recorded (see Appendix Table S5 for the details of localities).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB1C6F802FEF4F84D" bold="true" box="[151,287,1980,2005]" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">FIGURE 12.</emphasis>
Distribution ranges of
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB356F803FD1BF84D" box="[519,752,1981,2005]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB3A4F803FCE6F84D" bold="true" box="[757,781,1981,2005]" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32716321DB248F803FCABF84D" bold="true" box="[793,832,1981,2005]" pageId="20" pageNumber="507">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Numbers indicate various localities where the species have been recorded (see Appendix Table S6 for the details of localities).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB196FF29FE6DFF28" bold="true" box="[199,390,150,177]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Natural history</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB0CAFF29FD4FFF29" box="[411,676,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3E3FF29FD27FF29" bold="true" box="[690,716,151,177]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3B0FF29FCE6FF29" bold="true" box="[737,781,151,177]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
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inhabits regions covered with primary and secondary rainforests, tropical evergreen forests and adjacent lowlands between
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;
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; this study). This species may also be found in disturbed moist forests, thickets, tangled vegetation, and near human habitats such as shrublands, plantations, rice fields, abandoned structures, edges of cultivated areas, and villages (
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202717321CB1CEFE99FEF6FED9" author="Zhao, E. M." box="[159,285,295,321]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" refId="ref24423" refString="Zhao, E. M. (2006) Snakes of China. Vols. I - II. Anhui Science and Technology Publishing House, Hefei, 390 + 287 pp., 194 col. pls. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="2006">Zhao 2006</bibRefCitation>
;
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David
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;
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202717321CB0A8FE99FD4AFED9" author="Liu, S. &amp; Hou, M. &amp; Cai, B. &amp; Li, S. &amp; Zhang, Z. &amp; Yu, R. &amp; Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L." box="[505,673,295,321]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" pagination="307 - 316" refId="ref21074" refString="Liu, S., Hou, M., Cai, B., Li, S., Zhang, Z., Yu, R., Rao, D. &amp; Zhang, L. (2023) Taxonomic status of Lycodon subcinctus sensu lato in China (Serpentes, Colubridae). Herpetozoa, 36, 307 - 316. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / herpetozoa. 36. e 114206" type="journal article" year="2023">
Liu
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. 2023
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; this study). This species is chiefly nocturnal (active between 1930 2330 hrs) but can also be active in the early morning. It is mainly terrestrial and is frequently found crawling on the forest floor or climbing in the forest understory. During the day, it retreats under stones, stumps, pieces of wood, and vegetation. This species can also be arboreal, sometimes ascending to the crowns of large trees, such as rubber and coffee trees (T.V. Nguyen, pers. obs.). There have been no reports of its reproduction, but like other
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB455FE09FA8FFE49" box="[1284,1380,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is presumably oviparous.
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB0CEFE65FD49FE6D" box="[415,674,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3F8FE65FD28FE6D" bold="true" box="[681,707,475,501]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB383FE65FD15FE6D" bold="true" box="[722,766,475,501]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
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is known to eat amphibians and lizards specifically skinks like
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB196FE41FE54FD81" box="[199,447,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Eutropis multifasciata</emphasis>
(Kuhl)
</taxonomicName>
(see
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202717321CB31BFE41FD21FD81" author="Pope, C. H." box="[586,714,510,537]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" refId="ref21916" refString="Pope, C. H. (1935) The reptiles of China. Turtles, crocodilians, snakes, lizards. Natural History of Central Asia. Vol. 10. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, 604 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 12104" type="book" year="1935">Pope, 1935</bibRefCitation>
),
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB38CFE41FC19FD81" box="[733,1010,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Ateuchosaurus chinensis</emphasis>
Gray
</taxonomicName>
(see https://www.inaturalist.org/ observations/14752734),
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB0E2FD9DFD3FFDA5" box="[435,724,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Tropidophorus microlepis</emphasis>
Günther
</taxonomicName>
(https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214567395), and possibly small snakes and small birds.
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<subSubSection id="17D8655A2717321CB196FDD4FA6CFBC1" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" type="conservation">
<paragraph id="5F7D36D12717321CB196FDD4FA6CFBC1" blockId="21.[151,1437,150,1113]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB196FDD4FE5CFD1D" bold="true" box="[199,439,618,645]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Conservation status</emphasis>
. According to the IUCN Red List, both
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB2DFFDD5FB86FD1D" box="[910,1133,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subcinctus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB2DFFDD5FB86FD1D" box="[910,1133,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon subcinctus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB5F9FDD5FB53FD1C" box="[1192,1208,619,644]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB599FDD5FAE2FD1D" box="[1224,1289,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sealei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are listed as Species of Least Concern (LC) due to their wide geographic distributions and ecological adaptability, presence in several large, protected areas, and slight adaptability to habitat degradation (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="3B534B202717321CB46AFD0DFF11FD69" author="Lilley, R. &amp; Nguyen, T. Q. &amp; Iskandar, D. &amp; Grismer, L. &amp; Luu, V. &amp; Reilly, S. &amp; Sumontha, M." pageId="21" pageNumber="508" refId="ref20990" refString="Lilley, R., Nguyen, T. Q., Iskandar, D., Grismer, L., Luu, V., Reilly, S. &amp; Sumontha, M. (2023) Lycodon subcinctus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2023, e. T 186136203 A 186136744. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 2023 - 1. RLTS. T 186136203 A 186136744. en" type="journal volume" year="2023">
Lilley
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB4D9FD0DFF46FD69" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">et al</emphasis>
. 2023
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).
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB05EFD69FDF8FD69" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[271,531,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB05EFD69FDF8FD69" box="[271,531,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB34DFD69FDDDFD69" bold="true" box="[540,566,727,753]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB317FD69FD99FD69" bold="true" box="[582,626,727,753]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is also distributed across in
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and Indochina and inhabits several national parks and other protected areas but does not appear to be abundant wherever it occurs. No major threats are known for this species; however, some local populations could be threatened by deforestation and other forms of habitat loss. Many species of wolf snakes, including
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB3B3FCFDFBF0FCC5" authority="Blanford" authorityName="Blanford" box="[738,1051,835,861]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="davisonii">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3B3FCFDFC44FCC5" box="[738,943,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon davisonii</emphasis>
Blanford
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB577FCFDFAEFFCC5" authority="Gunther" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1864" box="[1062,1284,835,861]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="laoensis">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB577FCFDFBDDFCC4" box="[1062,1078,835,860]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB512FCFDFB74FCC5" box="[1091,1183,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">laoensis</emphasis>
Günther
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB46CFCFDFED8FC19" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB46CFCFDFED8FC19" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82717321CB068FCD9FE78FC19" box="[313,403,871,897]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB068FCD9FEB8FC19" bold="true" box="[313,339,871,897]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB031FCD9FE67FC19" bold="true" box="[352,396,871,897]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
resemble venomous elapid snakes, such as kraits in the genus
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB515FCD9FB5AFC18" box="[1092,1201,871,896]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Bungarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB515FCD9FB5AFC18" box="[1092,1201,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Bungarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(including
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB47EFCD9FF17FC3D" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Bungarus candidus</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB0DAFC35FE77FC3C" box="[395,412,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB0FBFC35FDD8FC3D" box="[426,563,907,933]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">multicinctus</emphasis>
Blyth
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB3D7FC35FA92FC3D" authority="Aksornneam, Rujirawan, Yodthong, Sung &amp; Aowphol" authorityName="Aksornneam, Rujirawan, Yodthong, Sung &amp; Aowphol" authorityYear="2024" box="[646,1401,907,933]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Bungarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sagittatus">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3D7FC35FD7CFC3C" box="[646,663,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3F4FC35FCF9FC3C" box="[677,786,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sagittatus</emphasis>
Aksornneam, Rujirawan, Yodthong, Sung &amp; Aowphol
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB4D5FC35FDBBFC51" authority="Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding &amp; Shi" authorityName="Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding &amp; Shi" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Bungarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="suzhenae">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB4D5FC35FF15FC51" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">B. suzhenae</emphasis>
Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding &amp; Shi
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB3DBFC11FC68FC51" authority="Pope" authorityName="Pope" authorityYear="1928" box="[650,899,943,969]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Bungarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wanghaotingi">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3DBFC11FD70FC50" box="[650,667,943,968]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB3F8FC11FCA8FC51" box="[681,835,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">wanghaotingi</emphasis>
Pope
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) and often live in areas where humans co-occur. Consequently, wolf snakes, although non-venomous, are occasionally the victims of misidentifications and are needlessly killed.
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB031FC49FDF2FB89" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[352,537,1015,1041]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB031FC49FE9BFB88" box="[352,368,1015,1040]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">L</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB02CFC49FDF2FB89" box="[381,537,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB34EFC49FDD2FB89" bold="true" box="[543,569,1015,1041]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB319FC49FD9FFB89" bold="true" box="[584,628,1015,1041]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is not protected by national or international regulations and is not listed in CITES Appendices. Given this information, we suggest
<taxonomicName id="98C24D522717321CB268FBA5FBD6FBAD" authorityName="Nguyen &amp; Lee &amp; Pauwels &amp; Kennedy-Gold &amp; Poyarkov &amp; David &amp; Vogel" authorityYear="2024" box="[825,1085,1051,1077]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Lycodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="neomaculatus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB268FBA5FBD6FBAD" box="[825,1085,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">Lycodon neomaculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="768557B82717321CB517FBA5FB48FBAD" box="[1094,1187,1051,1077]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508" rank="species">
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB517FBA5FB8BFBAD" bold="true" box="[1094,1120,1051,1077]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">sp</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="6DB6EAC32717321CB521FBA5FB77FBAD" bold="true" box="[1136,1180,1051,1077]" pageId="21" pageNumber="508">nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
should be considered Least Concern (LC) following the IUCNs Red List categories (
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).
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