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(field number MS 710); adult male found at the foot of Khao Phanom Wang (= Phanomwung; ca.
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can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by a combination of its maximal known SVL of
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; 12 maxillary teeth, the posterior three enlarged; two internasals; two prefrontals; eight supralabials; loreal present; two postoculars; 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows; 177 ventrals and 40 divided subcaudals; a single anal; deeply forked hemipenes lacking spines; dorsal color blackish brown with nearly indistinct paravertebral stripes; no dorsal or supracaudal blotches or crossbars; background color of belly ivory, heavily speckled with subrectangular blackish blotches.
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Adult male. Body robust but elongate. SVL
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. Tail robust, tapering, accounting for 13.6 % of the TL (
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DSR 17-17-15, all smooth. DSR reduction from 17 to 15 occurs above the 105
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Rostral thick, curved onto upper snout surface, well visible from above, separating internasals by about one half of their length (
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). RosW
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, RosH
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. Nasals vertically divided, with the posterior part smaller. Nostril large, piercing top of middle of nasal (
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). Two internasals, in broad contact, shorter than prefrontals. Two prefrontals, subrectangular, distinctly wider than long, partly separated posteriorly by a triangular anterior projection of the frontal. Length of suture between internasals (
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) about twice the length of suture between prefrontals. Frontal octagonal, 1.3 times as long as wide; 1/1 supraoculars, distinctly longer (4.7/
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) than wide (2.5/
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); SL 8/8, 2
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in contact with LOR, 4
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and 5
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in contact with orbit, posterior three distinctly larger than the five anterior ones. LOR 1/1, distinctly longer than high. PreOc 2/2, the upper one much taller on each side; no PreSubOc (the lower PreOc is in contact with the loreal, so it cannot be regarded as a PreSubOc); no SubOc. PosOc 2/2, the upper one larger. Tem 1+1+2 on each side. Parietals length 5.6/
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; parietals larger than the frontal, in contact on 2/3 of their length behind the frontal. Parietals bordered posteriorly by undifferentiated dorsal scales. Mental width
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. IL 8/8, 1
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pair in contact behind mental, IL
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contact with anterior chin shields. First pair of chin shields much longer (4.1/
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) than 2
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pair (2.4/
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). Second pair of chin shields in contact on each side with the 4
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and 5
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IL.
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9E163EE9EEF83485062D81" bold="true" box="[151,326,1943,1967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="546">FIGURE 6AB.</emphasis>
Preserved holotype of
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9E163EEB42F83B87692D9E" box="[571,809,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="546">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
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(QSMI 1508) in dorsal (A) and ventral (B) views. Photographs by M. Sumontha.
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE9BEFF3585DC2A9E" bold="true" box="[199,412,150,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Maxilla dentition.</emphasis>
Twelve MT, the three posterior ones enlarged, kukri-shaped; no obvious diastema.
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE9BEFF1985132AFA" bold="true" box="[199,339,186,212]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Hemipenes.</emphasis>
Both hemipenes of the
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were everted (
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). They are bilobed and deeply forked at the level of the 5
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SC. Sulcal surface mostly smooth. Distal ends of hemipenial lobes with small calyces. Spines absent. Hemipenes tip reaching SC 13; hemipenes possibly not fully everted.
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE9EEFB2485052EB1" bold="true" box="[151,325,1159,1183]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">FIGURE 7AD.</emphasis>
Right profile (A), dorsal surface (B), and ventral surface (C) of the head, and hemipenes (D) of the preserved holotype of
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE86BFB0885BD2EED" box="[274,509,1195,1219]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
(QSMI 1508). Photographs by M. Sumontha.
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE9BEFB5285DD2F25" bold="true" box="[199,413,1265,1291]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Coloration in life.</emphasis>
Dorsal surface of the head blackish brown, with poorly contrasted, difficult-to-see darker marks: an interorbital transversal bar and a chevron pointing forward whose apex is on the middle of the frontal, extending backwards on each side of the neck. The lateral sides of the head are blackish brown, slightly lighter on the lower parts of the supralabials. The dorsum is blackish brown. Two paravertebral stripes, near-invisible as they are just very slightly darker than the background color, each less than two dorsals wide, begin on the nape and run along the dorsum. Uniformly dark pink tongue. The ventral color of the head, belly and tail is ivory, but a large proportion of the ventrals and subcaudals have their left or right side, or sometimes both, of the same color as the dorsum, giving a checkered appearance. Only the anteriormost part of the throat and the underside of the tail tip are uniformly ivory without dark marks. In preservative, the general color lightens, the cephalic marks become very difficult to see, and the dorsal vertebral stripes nearly disappear; the contrasted ventral pattern remains.
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second adult individual was encountered in
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(ca.
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,
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), central-eastern
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(
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), but was not preserved.
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of the left side of the head of this individual alive showed the same scalation features as in the
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,
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except that the
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is not in contact with the LOR, so it should be rather regarded as a PreSubOc; the frontal lacks a triangular anterior projection, and is thus pentagonal (the shape of the anterior part of the frontal of the
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is probably an abnormality). Live coloration is similar to the
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.
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DE9BEF892860B2D65" bold="true" box="[199,587,1841,1867]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Distribution and natural history.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DEB28F89287142D65" box="[593,852,1841,1867]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9D163DEA20F89287F22D65" bold="true" box="[857,946,1841,1867]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9D163DEA20F89287F22D65" box="[857,946,1841,1867]" pageId="10" pageNumber="547" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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is currently known only from its type-locality in the Kanchanadit District of
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(
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) and in the Na Yong District of the adjacent
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. In spite of intensive surveys in the whole Thai peninsula since more than two decades, we never found other individuals of the new species. We believe that it is associated to limestone hills (
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) and restricted to the
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Mountain Range. Other squamates found in the immediate surroundings on the hill at the type-locality include
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8FDFF34862A2A9F" box="[388,618,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Cnemaspis chanardi</emphasis>
Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels &amp; Kunya
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEC52FF34856D2AFB" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Cyrtodactylus lekaguli</emphasis>
Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Muin, Sumontha, Ahmad, Bauer, Wangkulangkul, Grismer &amp; Pauwels
</taxonomicName>
(an individual from this locality was illustrated by
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Grismer
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA40FF7C872B2AD7" box="[825,875,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">et al</emphasis>
. 2012: 19
</bibRefCitation>
, 21) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED30FF7C817C2AD4" authority="(Taylor)" baseAuthorityName="Taylor" baseAuthorityYear="1962" box="[1097,1340,223,250]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Cyrtodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="zebraicus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED30FF7C80962AD7" box="[1097,1238,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">C. zebraicus</emphasis>
(Taylor)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEC31FF7C85CE2B30" authority="(Wiegmann)" baseAuthorityName="Wiegmann" baseAuthorityYear="1834" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Gehyra" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mutilata">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEC31FF7C84B42B33" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Gehyra mutilata</emphasis>
(Wiegmann)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE8E2FEA087172B30" authority="(Linnaeus)" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1758" box="[411,855,259,286]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Gekko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gecko">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8E2FEA0866D2B33" box="[411,557,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Gekko gecko</emphasis>
(Linnaeus) (Gekkonidae)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA1CFEA0812B2B30" authority="(Butler)" baseAuthorityName="Butler" box="[869,1387,259,286]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Elaphe" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="taeniura" subSpecies="ridleyi">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA1CFEA0802F2B33" box="[869,1135,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Elaphe taeniura ridleyi</emphasis>
(Butler) (Colubridae)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE9EEFE8486242B6C" authority="Vogel" authorityName="Vogel" authorityYear="1991" box="[151,612,295,322]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Trimeresurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="venustus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9EEFE8485D22B6E" box="[151,402,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Trimeresurus venustus</emphasis>
Vogel (Viperidae)
</taxonomicName>
. The two known individuals of
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEABCFE8480882B6F" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[965,1224,295,321]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEABCFE8480882B6F" box="[965,1224,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEDB6FE8481682B6F" bold="true" box="[1231,1320,295,321]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CEDB6FE8481682B6F" box="[1231,1320,295,321]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
were kept in captivity in
<collectingCountry id="09C09394FF9C163CE844FEE885E12B4B" box="[317,417,331,357]" name="Thailand" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Thailand</collectingCountry>
and refused any food. They were not aggressive and could be easily handled (
<figureCitation id="E9ECCF81FF9C163CEC65FEE881222B4B" box="[1308,1378,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1453,1477]" captionTargetBox="[148,1439,489,1428]" captionTargetId="figure-164@11.[148,1439,489,1428]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 8AB. General view (A) and detail of the head (B) of a live Oligodon promsombuti sp. nov. from Na Yong District, Trang Province. Individual not preserved. Photographs by S. Amuntaikul." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4447273" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4447273/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). We have never seen
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE82CFECC861A2BA7" box="[341,602,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB1BFECC86FC2BA7" bold="true" box="[610,700,367,393]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CEB1BFECC86FC2BA7" box="[610,700,367,393]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in the pet trade, and its dull color will probably preserve it from animal dealers. The two known localities are situated at proximity to three protected areas, Namtok Sikhit, Tai Rom Yen and Khao Pu-Khao Ya national parks, where it should be searched.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7168D304FF9C163CE9EEFA0E87C32FC7" blockId="11.[151,1437,1453,1513]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9EEFA0E85042FEB" bold="true" box="[151,324,1453,1477]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">FIGURE 8AB.</emphasis>
General view (A) and detail of the head (B) of a live
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA11FA0E80142FEB" box="[872,1108,1453,1477]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED23FA0E80EB2FEB" bold="true" box="[1114,1195,1453,1477]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CED23FA0E80EB2FEB" box="[1114,1195,1453,1477]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from Na Yong District, Trang Province. Individual not preserved. Photographs by S. Amuntaikul.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="7168D304FF9C163CE9BEF9B480142C57" blockId="11.[151,1437,1559,2018]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9BEF9B4850E2C1F" bold="true" box="[199,334,1559,1585]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet is a mark of friendship to Saksit Promsombut, one of the collectors of the
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. We suggest the following common names:
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB89F99F80662C7B" box="[752,1062,1595,1622]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
Ngu Pee Kaew
<collectingRegion id="B3131DE6FF9C163CEAD9F99F80662C7B" box="[928,1062,1595,1622]" country="Thailand" name="Surat Thani" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Surat Thani</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
(Thai),
<collectingRegion id="B3131DE6FF9C163CEDFAF99881462C7B" box="[1155,1286,1595,1621]" country="Thailand" name="Surat Thani" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Surat Thani</collectingRegion>
Kukri Snake (English),
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE874F9FC86642C57" box="[269,548,1631,1658]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE874F9FC85372C57" box="[269,375,1631,1657]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Oligodon</taxonomicName>
de
<collectingRegion id="B3131DE6FF9C163CE8D9F9C386642C57" box="[416,548,1631,1658]" country="Thailand" name="Surat Thani" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Surat Thani</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
(French), and
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBB0F9C387982C57" box="[713,984,1631,1658]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<collectingRegion id="B3131DE6FF9C163CEBB0F9C3870E2C57" box="[713,846,1631,1658]" country="Thailand" name="Surat Thani" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Surat Thani</collectingRegion>
Kukrinatter
</emphasis>
(German).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7168D304FF9C163BE9BEF92085BC2973" blockId="11.[151,1437,1559,2018]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,1006]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="549" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9BEF92087942CB3" bold="true" box="[199,980,1667,1694]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
Comparisons of
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8F5F92086D72CB0" bold="true" box="[396,663,1667,1694]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CEBE7F92086B82CB3" box="[670,760,1667,1693]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
with other species
</emphasis>
. By its possession of a single anal plate,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE9EEF90485DE2CEF" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[151,414,1703,1729]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9EEF90485DE2CEF" box="[151,414,1703,1729]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8D1F90486452CEF" bold="true" box="[424,517,1703,1729]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CE8D1F90486452CEF" box="[424,517,1703,1729]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is readily distinguished from the following species which show a divided anal plate:
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<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9A7F96F852E2CCB" box="[222,366,1740,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. catenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE807F96F86582CCB" baseAuthorityName="Guenther" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[382,536,1740,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cruentatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE807F96F86582CCB" box="[382,536,1740,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. cruentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEB50F96F86E72CCB" box="[553,679,1739,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB50F96F86E72CCB" box="[553,679,1739,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEBCEF96F87112CCB" authorityName="Pellegrin" authorityYear="1910" box="[695,849,1739,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eberhardti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBCEF96F87112CCB" box="[695,849,1739,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. eberhardti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA19F96F87B52CCB" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[864,1013,1739,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA19F96F87B52CCB" box="[864,1013,1739,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED7CF96F80E72CCB" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[1029,1191,1739,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED7CF96F80E72CCB" box="[1029,1191,1739,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEDCEF96F81062CCB" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[1207,1350,1739,1766]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEDCEF96F81062CCB" box="[1207,1350,1739,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CECF8F96F85412D27" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="theobaldi">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CECF8F96F85412D27" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. theobaldi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Its 17 MSR easily separate it from
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEBDAF94C87DA2D27" authorityName="Leviton" authorityYear="1953" box="[675,922,1775,1801]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="annamensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBDAF94C87DA2D27" box="[675,922,1775,1801]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon annamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA98F95380302D27" baseAuthorityName="Blyth" baseAuthorityYear="1854" box="[993,1136,1776,1802]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catenatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA98F95380302D27" box="[993,1136,1776,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. catenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEDCEF953817A2D27" baseAuthorityName="Cantor" baseAuthorityYear="1839" box="[1207,1338,1775,1802]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cyclurus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEDCEF953817A2D27" box="[1207,1338,1775,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. cyclurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(19),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CECF8F95384B12D03" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CECF8F95384B12D03" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE84AF8B785892D03" authorityName="Pellegrin" authorityYear="1910" box="[307,457,1811,1838]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eberhardti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE84AF8B785892D03" box="[307,457,1811,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. eberhardti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEB72F8B786E52D03" box="[523,677,1811,1838]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciolatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB72F8B786E52D03" box="[523,677,1811,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. fasciolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(21),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEB9EF8B787332D03" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[743,883,1812,1838]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inornatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB9EF8B787332D03" box="[743,883,1812,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. inornatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEACCF8B780062D03" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[949,1094,1811,1838]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEACCF8B780062D03" box="[949,1094,1811,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEDF1F8B781212D03" authorityName="Neang, Grismer &amp; Daltry" authorityYear="2012" box="[1160,1377,1811,1838]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kampucheaensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEDF1F8B781212D03" box="[1160,1377,1811,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. kampucheaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE9EEF89B85782D7F" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[151,312,1847,1874]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9EEF89B85782D7F" box="[151,312,1847,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE807F89B86462D7F" baseAuthorityName="Morice" baseAuthorityYear="1875" box="[382,518,1847,1874]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE807F89B86462D7F" box="[382,518,1847,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(19),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEB32F89B86992D7F" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[587,729,1847,1874]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEB32F89B86992D7F" box="[587,729,1847,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA66F89B879A2D7F" baseAuthorityName="Schlegel" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[799,986,1848,1874]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="purpurascens">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA66F89B879A2D7F" box="[799,986,1848,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. purpurascens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(19 or 21),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED1AF89B80A42D7F" authorityName="Nguyen, Tran, Nguyen, Neang, Yushenko &amp; Poyarkov" authorityYear="2020" box="[1123,1252,1847,1874]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED1AF89B80A42D7F" box="[1123,1252,1847,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. rostralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEC53F89B84F82D5B" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Holarchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEC53F89B84F82D5B" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. taeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(19) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE85FF8FF85832D5B" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[294,451,1883,1910]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE85FF8FF85832D5B" box="[294,451,1883,1910]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15). The absence of a prominent striped pattern separates it from
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEDC1F8F881D52D5B" authorityName="Vassilieva" authorityYear="2015" box="[1208,1429,1883,1909]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arenarius">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEDC1F8F881D52D5B" box="[1208,1429,1883,1909]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon arenarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE9EEF82385682DB7" baseAuthorityName="Blyth" baseAuthorityYear="1854" box="[151,296,1920,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catenatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE9EEF82385682DB7" box="[151,296,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. catenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE843F82385A92DB7" authorityName="Nguyen, Nguyen, Le &amp; Murphy" authorityYear="2016" box="[314,489,1919,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="condaoensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE843F82385A92DB7" box="[314,489,1919,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. condaoensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE882F82386D72DB7" baseAuthorityName="Guenther" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[507,663,1920,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cruentatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE882F82386D72DB7" box="[507,663,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. cruentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEBD0F82387572DB7" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[681,791,1919,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="deuvei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBD0F82387572DB7" box="[681,791,1919,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. deuvei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA50F82387E92DB7" box="[809,937,1919,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA50F82387E92DB7" box="[809,937,1919,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEAC3F823806E2DB7" authorityName="Pauwels, Larsen, Suthanthangjai, David &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2017" box="[954,1070,1919,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huahin">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEAC3F823806E2DB7" box="[954,1070,1919,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. huahin</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED46F82380A32DB7" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[1087,1251,1919,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED46F82380A32DB7" box="[1087,1251,1919,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED8DF82381302DB7" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[1268,1392,1920,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="moricei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED8DF82381302DB7" box="[1268,1392,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. moricei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CECF8F82384B32D93" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mouhoti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CECF8F82384B32D93" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. mouhoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE87BF80785EE2D93" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[258,430,1955,1982]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="octolineatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE87BF80785EE2D93" box="[258,430,1955,1982]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. octolineatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE8C4F80786D72D93" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[445,663,1955,1982]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudotaeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8C4F80786D72D93" box="[445,663,1955,1982]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. pseudotaeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEBDFF80787702D93" box="[678,816,1956,1982]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Holarchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBDFF80787702D93" box="[678,816,1956,1982]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. taeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CEA11F80780452D93" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[872,1029,1955,1982]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEA11F80780452D93" box="[872,1029,1955,1982]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Lacking a blotched, banded and/or reticulated pattern makes
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CE8C1F86486FC2DCF" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[440,700,1991,2017]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CE8C1F86486FC2DCF" box="[440,700,1991,2017]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CEBBAF864875C2DCF" bold="true" box="[707,796,1991,2017]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9C163CEBBAF864875C2DCF" box="[707,796,1991,2017]" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is distinguishable from
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9C163CED52F86B80912DCF" authorityName="Leviton" authorityYear="1953" box="[1067,1233,1992,2018]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="548" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="annamensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163CED52F86B80912DCF" box="[1067,1233,1992,2018]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. annamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(banded),
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9C163BEC33F86B84852A9E" italics="true" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="549" pageId="11" pageNumber="548">O. barroni</emphasis>
(blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE82BFF34858D2A9F" authorityName="Leong &amp; Grismer" authorityYear="2004" box="[338,461,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="booliati">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE82BFF34858D2A9F" box="[338,461,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. booliati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(banded),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB33FF3486B32A9E" authorityName="Vassilieva, Geissler, Galoyan, Poyarkov, Van Devender &amp; Bohme" authorityYear="2013" box="[586,755,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cattienensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB33FF3486B32A9E" box="[586,755,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cattienensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEAF9FF34805A2A9E" baseAuthorityName="Guenther" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[896,1050,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cruentatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEAF9FF34805A2A9E" box="[896,1050,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cruentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEDC4FF3481012A9F" baseAuthorityName="Cantor" baseAuthorityYear="1839" box="[1213,1345,151,177]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cyclurus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDC4FF3481012A9F" box="[1213,1345,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cyclurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated/blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE836FF1885AC2AFB" box="[335,492,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciolatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE836FF1885AC2AFB" box="[335,492,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. fasciolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated/blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB8CFF1887C92AFB" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[757,905,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB8CFF1887C92AFB" box="[757,905,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(banded),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED7CFF1880C72AFA" box="[1029,1159,187,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="joynsoni">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED7CFF1880C72AFA" box="[1029,1159,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. joynsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated/banded),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BECF8FF18850F2AD7" authorityName="Neang, Grismer &amp; Daltry" authorityYear="2012" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kampucheaensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BECF8FF18850F2AD7" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. kampucheaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(banded),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8B0FF7C86022AD6" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[457,578,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="moricei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8B0FF7C86022AD6" box="[457,578,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. moricei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(striped and reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA1FFF7C87A52AD7" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[870,997,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mouhoti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA1FFF7C87A52AD7" box="[870,997,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mouhoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(two blotches above tail),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEC6DFF7C81DC2AD7" baseAuthorityName="Morice" baseAuthorityYear="1875" box="[1300,1436,223,249]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC6DFF7C81DC2AD7" box="[1300,1436,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated/blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8EFFEA086642B33" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[406,548,259,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8EFFEA086642B33" box="[406,548,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBBAFEA0873D2B32" baseAuthorityName="Schlegel" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[707,893,259,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="purpurascens">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBBAFEA0873D2B32" box="[707,893,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. purpurascens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched/reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEDFDFEA081442B33" authorityName="Nguyen, Tran, Nguyen, Neang, Yushenko &amp; Poyarkov" authorityYear="2020" box="[1156,1284,259,285]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDFDFEA081442B33" box="[1156,1284,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. rostralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched/reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE868FE8485FA2B6E" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Pauwels" authorityYear="2008" box="[273,442,295,321]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="saintgironsi">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE868FE8485FA2B6E" box="[273,442,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. saintgironsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched/reticulated),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBBDFE8487702B6F" authorityName="Sumontha, Kunya, Dangsri &amp; Pauwels" authorityYear="2017" box="[708,816,295,321]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="saiyok">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBBDFE8487702B6F" box="[708,816,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. saiyok</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(banded/blotched),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED6DFE8480D62B6E" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[1044,1174,295,321]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="signatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED6DFE8480D62B6E" box="[1044,1174,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. signatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched/banded) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9EEFEE885742B4B" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[151,308,331,357]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9EEFEE885742B4B" box="[151,308,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(blotched). The VEN number of
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBCFFEE887FC2B4B" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[694,956,331,357]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBCFFEE887FC2B4B" box="[694,956,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEABCFEE880612B4B" bold="true" box="[965,1057,331,357]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9B163BEABCFEE880612B4B" box="[965,1057,331,357]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(177) is distinctly higher than in
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9EEFECC85672BA6" authorityName="Vassilieva" authorityYear="2015" box="[151,295,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arenarius">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9EEFECC85672BA6" box="[151,295,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. arenarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(131
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE81DFECC85322BA6" box="[356,370,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
144),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8CCFECC866F2BA7" box="[437,559,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barroni">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8CCFECC866F2BA7" box="[437,559,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. barroni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(136
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB13FECC86382BA6" box="[618,632,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
160),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBC5FECC87772BA7" authorityName="Leong &amp; Grismer" authorityYear="2004" box="[700,823,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="booliati">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBC5FECC87772BA7" box="[700,823,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. booliati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(143
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA0DFECC87C22BA6" box="[884,898,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
153),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEABCFECC80722BA7" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[965,1074,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="deuvei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEABCFECC80722BA7" box="[965,1074,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. deuvei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(140
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED16FECC803D2BA6" box="[1135,1149,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
155),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEDB9FECC81DD2BA7" authorityName="Neang, Grismer &amp; Daltry" authorityYear="2012" box="[1216,1437,367,393]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kampucheaensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDB9FECC81DD2BA7" box="[1216,1437,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. kampucheaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(164),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE99BFE3085302B82" baseAuthorityName="Angel" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[226,368,403,429]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrurus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE99BFE3085302B82" box="[226,368,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. macrurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(139
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8D2FE3085F92B82" box="[427,441,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
162),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE882FE30863A2B83" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[507,634,403,429]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mouhoti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE882FE30863A2B83" box="[507,634,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mouhoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(145
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBCCFE3086832B82" box="[693,707,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
163),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA7CFE3087D22B83" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[773,914,403,429]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA7CFE3087D22B83" box="[773,914,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(132
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEAB7FE30879C2B82" box="[974,988,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
145),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED64FE3080B62B83" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[1053,1270,403,429]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudotaeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED64FE3080B62B83" box="[1053,1270,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. pseudotaeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(137
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC48FE30817F2B82" box="[1329,1343,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
156),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BECF8FE3084B52BFF" authorityName="Nguyen, Tran, Nguyen, Neang, Yushenko &amp; Poyarkov" authorityYear="2020" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BECF8FE3084B52BFF" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. rostralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(167),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE830FE1485892BFE" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[329,457,439,465]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="signatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE830FE1485892BFE" box="[329,457,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. signatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(141
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB7CFE1486532BFE" box="[517,531,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
157),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB2CFE14869F2BFE" box="[597,735,439,465]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Holarchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB2CFE14869F2BFE" box="[597,735,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. taeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(142
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA63FE1487682BFE" box="[794,808,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
165) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEAEDFE1480702BFF" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[916,1072,439,465]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEAEDFE1480702BFF" box="[916,1072,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(136
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED15FE14803A2BFE" box="[1132,1146,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
154), and distinctly lower than in
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE995FE78853F2BDB" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[236,383,475,501]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE995FE78853F2BDB" box="[236,383,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(189),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8A8FE7886132BDA" box="[465,595,475,501]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="joynsoni">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8A8FE7886132BDA" box="[465,595,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. joynsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(186
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBF7FE7886DC2BDA" box="[654,668,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
198) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA7FFE7887E72BDB" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[774,935,475,501]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA7FFE7887E72BDB" box="[774,935,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(199). Its bifurcate hemipenes put
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEC4BFE78856A2837" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC4BFE78856A2837" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE84BFE5C85CC2837" bold="true" box="[306,396,511,537]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9B163BE84BFE5C85CC2837" box="[306,396,511,537]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
apart from the following among the above listed species for which hemipenes are known to be unforked:
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE857FD8085FE2812" authorityName="Vassilieva" authorityYear="2015" box="[302,446,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arenarius">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE857FD8085FE2812" box="[302,446,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. arenarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8B5FD80861B2812" baseAuthorityName="Blyth" baseAuthorityYear="1854" box="[460,603,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catenatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8B5FD80861B2812" box="[460,603,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. catenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB13FD8086AB2812" box="[618,747,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinereus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB13FD8086AB2812" box="[618,747,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cinereus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB83FD8087D32812" baseAuthorityName="Guenther" baseAuthorityYear="1868" box="[762,915,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cruentatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB83FD8087D32812" box="[762,915,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cruentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEADBFD8080702812" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[930,1072,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inornatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEADBFD8080702812" box="[930,1072,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. inornatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED39FD8080822812" box="[1088,1218,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="joynsoni">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED39FD8080822812" box="[1088,1218,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. joynsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEDA8FD8081322813" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[1233,1394,547,573]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDA8FD8081322813" box="[1233,1394,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BECF8FD808560284F" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1801" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="octolineatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BECF8FD808560284F" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. octolineatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE848FDE48581284F" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[305,449,583,609]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE848FDE48581284F" box="[305,449,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE8AAFDE486D0284E" baseAuthorityName="Schlegel" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[467,656,583,609]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="purpurascens">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8AAFDE486D0284E" box="[467,656,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. purpurascens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBD8FDE48764284E" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[673,804,583,609]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="signatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBD8FDE48764284E" box="[673,804,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. signatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA4CFDE48784284F" box="[821,964,583,609]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="theobaldi">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA4CFDE48784284F" box="[821,964,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. theobaldi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED79FDE480DF284F" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[1024,1183,583,609]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED79FDE480DF284F" box="[1024,1183,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(hemipenes unknown in
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9CEFDC8857328AB" authorityName="Leong &amp; Grismer" authorityYear="2004" box="[183,307,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="booliati">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9CEFDC8857328AB" box="[183,307,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. booliati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE83DFDC8859E28AB" authorityName="Pellegrin" authorityYear="1910" box="[324,478,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eberhardti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE83DFDC8859E28AB" box="[324,478,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. eberhardti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE896FDC886C428AB" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[495,644,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE896FDC886C428AB" box="[495,644,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBECFDC8875028AA" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[661,784,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="moricei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBECFDC8875028AA" box="[661,784,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. moricei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA35FDC887F928AB" authorityName="Sumontha, Kunya, Dangsri &amp; Pauwels" authorityYear="2017" box="[844,953,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="saiyok">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA35FDC887F928AB" box="[844,953,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. saiyok</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). With its 12 MT,
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEDEFFDC881DC28AB" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[1174,1436,619,645]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDEFFDC881DC28AB" box="[1174,1436,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9EEFD2C84B22887" bold="true" box="[151,242,655,681]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9B163BE9EEFD2C84B22887" box="[151,242,655,681]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE889FD2C86D72886" authorityName="Leviton" authorityYear="1953" box="[496,663,655,681]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="annamensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE889FD2C86D72886" box="[496,663,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. annamensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(8),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBB6FD2C871E2886" authorityName="Vassilieva" authorityYear="2015" box="[719,862,655,681]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arenarius">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBB6FD2C871E2886" box="[719,862,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. arenarius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA07FD2C87CC2886" box="[894,908,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
8),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEACBFD2C80002886" baseAuthorityName="Blyth" baseAuthorityYear="1854" box="[946,1088,655,681]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="catenatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEACBFD2C80002886" box="[946,1088,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. catenatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(7),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED01FD2C815F2886" authorityName="Vassilieva, Geissler, Galoyan, Poyarkov, Van Devender &amp; Bohme" authorityYear="2013" box="[1144,1311,655,681]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cattienensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED01FD2C815F2886" box="[1144,1311,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cattienensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(8
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC46FD2C810D2886" box="[1343,1357,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BECF8FD2C854D28E2" baseAuthorityName="Guenther" baseAuthorityYear="1868" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cruentatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BECF8FD2C854D28E2" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cruentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(14
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE843FD10850828E2" box="[314,328,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
16),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE804FD1085BF28E3" baseAuthorityName="Cantor" baseAuthorityYear="1839" box="[381,511,691,717]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cyclurus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE804FD1085BF28E3" box="[381,511,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. cyclurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB64FD10866B28E2" box="[541,555,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB26FD10869C28E3" box="[607,732,691,717]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dorsalis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB26FD10869C28E3" box="[607,732,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. dorsalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB85FD10874A28E2" box="[764,778,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
7),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA49FD10878828E3" authorityName="Pellegrin" authorityYear="1910" box="[816,968,691,717]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="eberhardti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA49FD10878828E3" box="[816,968,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. eberhardti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(7),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA86FD1080DB28E3" box="[1023,1179,691,717]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciolatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA86FD1080DB28E3" box="[1023,1179,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. fasciolatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDC3FD10808828E2" box="[1210,1224,691,716]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED85FD10812D28E3" authorityName="Pauwels, Larsen, Suthanthangjai, David &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2017" box="[1276,1389,691,717]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="huahin">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED85FD10812D28E3" box="[1276,1389,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. huahin</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9EEFD74856A28DF" authorityName="Pauwels, Wallach, David &amp; Chanhome" authorityYear="2002" box="[151,298,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jintakunei">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9EEFD74856A28DF" box="[151,298,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. jintakunei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE819FD74867B28DF" authorityName="Neang, Grismer &amp; Daltry" authorityYear="2012" box="[352,571,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kampucheaensis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE819FD74867B28DF" box="[352,571,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. kampucheaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(11),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB07FD74874C28DE" baseAuthorityName="Angel" baseAuthorityYear="1927" box="[638,780,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrurus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB07FD74874C28DE" box="[638,780,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. macrurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA29FD7487B128DF" authorityName="Wall" authorityYear="1905" box="[848,1009,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mcdougalli">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA29FD7487B128DF" box="[848,1009,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mcdougalli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED51FD7480E628DF" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[1064,1190,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mouhoti">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED51FD7480E628DF" box="[1064,1190,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. mouhoti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(14
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDAAFD7480A128DE" box="[1235,1249,727,752]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
16),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEC6DFD7481DC28DF" baseAuthorityName="Morice" baseAuthorityYear="1875" box="[1300,1436,727,753]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC6DFD7481DC28DF" box="[1300,1436,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. ocellatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9D6FD5884FD293A" box="[175,189,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
11),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE988FD5885DE293B" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[241,414,763,789]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="octolineatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE988FD5885DE293B" box="[241,414,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. octolineatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8C7FD58858C293A" box="[446,460,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB78FD5886D0293B" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1888" box="[513,656,763,789]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="planiceps">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB78FD5886D0293B" box="[513,656,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. planiceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEBA1FD5887F3293B" authorityName="David, Vogel &amp; Van Rooijen" authorityYear="2008" box="[728,947,763,789]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseudotaeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEBA1FD5887F3293B" box="[728,947,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. pseudotaeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA83FD5880F6293A" baseAuthorityName="Schlegel" baseAuthorityYear="1837" box="[1018,1206,763,789]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="purpurascens">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA83FD5880F6293A" box="[1018,1206,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. purpurascens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(9
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEDAEFD5880A5293A" box="[1239,1253,763,788]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
10),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEC63FD5881DC293B" authorityName="Nguyen, Tran, Nguyen, Neang, Yushenko &amp; Poyarkov" authorityYear="2020" box="[1306,1436,763,789]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rostralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC63FD5881DC293B" box="[1306,1436,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. rostralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(6),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9BCFCBC856F2917" authorityName="Sumontha, Kunya, Dangsri &amp; Pauwels" authorityYear="2017" box="[197,303,799,825]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="saiyok">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9BCFCBC856F2917" box="[197,303,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. saiyok</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(13),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE80BFCBC85B12916" baseAuthorityName="Gunther" baseAuthorityYear="1864" box="[370,497,799,825]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="signatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE80BFCBC85B12916" box="[370,497,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. signatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(7
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB76FCBC865D2916" box="[527,541,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
8),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEB3BFCBC868B2916" box="[578,715,799,825]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Holarchus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taeniatus">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB3BFCBC868B2916" box="[578,715,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. taeniatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(14
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEB8EFCBC87452916" box="[759,773,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
17),
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA41FCBC87832917" box="[824,963,799,825]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="theobaldi">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA41FCBC87832917" box="[824,963,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. theobaldi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(15
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA96FCBC87BD2916" box="[1007,1021,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
16) and
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BED21FCBC80B32917" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[1112,1267,799,825]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vertebralis">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BED21FCBC80B32917" box="[1112,1267,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. vertebralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(8
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEC68FCBC815F2916" box="[1297,1311,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
9) (number of MT unknown in
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE80BFCE085AB2973" authorityName="Leong &amp; Grismer" authorityYear="2004" box="[370,491,835,861]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="booliati">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE80BFCE085AB2973" box="[370,491,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. booliati</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7168D304FF9B163BE9BEFCC4879E29C0" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,1006]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BE9BEFCC4858C29AF" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[199,460,871,897]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="promsombuti" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE9BEFCC4858C29AF" box="[199,460,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">Oligodon promsombuti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BE8ACFCC4867029AF" bold="true" box="[469,560,871,897]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9B163BE8ACFCC4867029AF" box="[469,560,871,897]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="B6D7A887FF9B163BEA1EFCC487AD29AF" authority="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha, 2021" authorityName="Pauwels &amp; Thongyai &amp; Chantong &amp; Sumontha" authorityYear="2021" box="[871,1005,871,897]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Oligodon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phangan" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEA1EFCC487AD29AF" box="[871,1005,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549">O. phangan</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="5890B26DFF9B163BEA8CFCC4800D29AF" box="[1013,1101,871,897]" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
described above by its larger size (SVL
<quantity id="B62F7EE1FF9B163BE876FC29852C298B" box="[271,364,906,933]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.529999999999999" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" unit="mm" value="553.0">553 mm</quantity>
vs.
<quantity id="B62F7EE1FF9B163BE8E3FC2985BB298B" box="[410,507,906,933]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5799999999999996" pageId="12" pageNumber="549" unit="mm" value="358.0">358 mm</quantity>
), its higher VEN number (177 vs. 163
<emphasis id="43A30F16FF9B163BEAD1FC2887F6298A" box="[936,950,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="549"></emphasis>
166), its two PreOc, or one PreOc with one PreSubOc (vs. one PreO and no PreSubOc), its darker dorsal coloration, and its ivory belly with numerous subrectangular blackish blotches (vs. pinkish-orange belly without such blotches).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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