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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5FFFB4C1D2F80A4810F82F" bold="true" box="[151,359,1942,1968]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="159">Boiga flaviviridis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5FFFB4C1D2F842484BF86C" box="[151,316,2013,2035]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="159">Boiga beddomei</emphasis>
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(non
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5FFFB4C032F8414BF9F86C" box="[375,654,2013,2035]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="159">Dipsadomorphus beddomei</emphasis>
Wall, 1909
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)—Sivakumar &amp; Manakadan (2007)
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C1D2FF0549A3FF31" box="[151,212,153,174]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Boiga</emphasis>
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sp.—Ganesh &amp; Asokan (2010)
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.
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BMNH 1911.9.8.4, female (ventral tail base dissected), from Berhampore, state of Orissa,
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(
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), 19°
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84°
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,
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asl, presented by Major Frank Wall in 1911.
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.
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MAD 1913 an adult female (tail base examined) labeled as “
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” from Udayagiri, Nellore [district], state of Andhra Pradesh,
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, 14°
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79°
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,
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asl., collector unknown.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182FEED48DCFE15" bold="true" box="[199,427,369,394]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Referred material.</emphasis>
BNHS 3343 collected by S. Sivakumar and R. Manakadan from Sriharikota island, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, 13°
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80°
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,
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asl.; and an unpreserved live specimen from Kaigal, in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, 12°
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78°
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,
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asl.
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<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5CFFB7C182FE7A4B66FDDA" blockId="2.[151,1436,218,1985]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182FE7A4839FE61" bold="true" box="[199,334,486,510]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species is named
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C3E6FE7A4A6BFE61" box="[675,796,486,510]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">flaviviridis</emphasis>
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[
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C277FE7A4A02FE61" box="[818,885,486,510]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">flavus</emphasis>
= yellow and
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C568FE7A4D02FE61" box="[1069,1141,486,510]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">viridis</emphasis>
= green in Latin] as an adjective, after its diagnostic in-life colouration that easily serves to identify this species. As a common name we suggest ‘Yellow-green cat snake’.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182FDCD4836FDF5" bold="true" box="[199,321,593,618]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A medium sized species of the genus
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C3B2FDCE4A4DFDF6" box="[759,826,594,617]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Boiga</emphasis>
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characterized by: (1) 19 dorsal scale rows around the forepart of the body and 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody; (2) 248–259 ventrals; (3) 106–109 subcaudals in females; (4) a single anal scale; (5) 8 (rarely 9) supralabials with SL 3–5 touching the orbit; (6) preocular reaching upper surface of the head; (7) 2 temporals in the first row, 3 temporals in the second row with a total of 4 rows of temporal scales; (8) a yellowish-green dorsal ground colour; (9) more than 90 faint, hardly visible dark bands; (10) the dorsal part of the head with only faint ornamentations; (11) a postocular stripe ending at the jaw angle; (12) an uniform venter with no speckles or lines (13) relative tail length in females from 0.180 to 0.200.
</paragraph>
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The new species can easily be recognized by the combination of high number of ventral scales together with the colouration especially the uniform belly and a proportionately shorter tail than in other species of this group, see
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</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
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Description of
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(
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).
</emphasis>
Rostral triangular, hardly visible from above; nasal completely divided, lower suture clearly visible, upper suture less clearly visible; nasal pentagonal, nostril central, nasal smaller than prefrontal; supraocular longer than prefrontal; parietal larger than frontal, frontal larger than prefrontals; prefrontals a bit larger than internasals. Loreal as long as high, smaller than internasals or prefrontals; 1 preocular, reaching the upper side of the head; 2 postoculars, upper one larger than lower one, especially on the right side; 8 supralabials on each side, first one trapezoidal, smallest, in contact with nasal, second supralabial subrectangular, in contact with nasal, loreal and preocular; third supralabial touching preocular and eye, fourth and fifth supralabial also touching eye, sixth and seventh supralabials largest; preocular in contact with prefrontal; 2 anterior temporals, bordering the postoculars; 3 temporals in the second row, 3 temporals and paraparietal in the third row; altogether 10 / 11 temporals (excluding the paraparietal) with 2 / 3 behind the third row; infralabials 12/10; first ones elongate and meeting behind mental at the mental groove; 5 infralabials touching the anterior chin shields, sixth / fifth and sixth touching posterior chin shield, mental triangular. Loreal
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long; prefrontal
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long; internasal
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long.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182FA114989FA39" bold="true" box="[199,254,1421,1446]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Size.</emphasis>
SVL:
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; TaL: 175 +? mm, incomplete; TL:
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excluding the missing tail tip.
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<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5CFFB7C182FA2D4BE3F98E" blockId="2.[151,1436,218,1985]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Ventrals 258, weakly angulate and weakly notched laterally; preventral one, dorsals in 19/19/14 oblique rows, scales smooth without apical pits interscalar skin yellow. Vertebral scales larger than outermost scale row, anal entire; subcaudals 73, paired; tail tip missing.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182F9814B6CF9A9" bold="true" box="[199,539,1565,1590]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">Colouration in preservative.</emphasis>
Dorsum greyish-green with 92 faint bands which are formed by the thin dark margins of the dorsal scales; head above with faint irregular markings, the dorsal scales in the neck with dark margins; a thin line extending from eye to just behind the corner of the mouth, extending from upper aspect of lower postocular, through lower edges of two temporals, upper edge of the 7th supralabial and diagonally through the middle of the 8th supralabial to the angle of the mouth; upper labials, lower labials and ventrals uniformly cream; tail coloured like the body dorsally, below with dark margins at those parts where the subcaudals meet, getting brown posteriorly.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5CFFB7C182F8854A98F8AD" bold="true" box="[199,1007,1817,1842]" pageId="2" pageNumber="160">
Variation shown by
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and referred material (
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;
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).
</emphasis>
In general, agreeing with the
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in all aspects. Dorsal scale rows 19:19:13–15; ventrals 248–259; preventrals 1–3; subcaudals 106–109 pairs; upper labials 8–9 (3–5 touching eye); lower labials 10–12 (1–5 touching anterior chin shield); temporals 10–11; snout to vent length
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; tail length
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(data of BNHS 3343 from Sivakumar &amp; Manakadan 2007 &amp; Ashok Captain &amp; Rahul Khot pers. comm.). All specimens are females.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C1D2FA374862FA5E" bold="true" box="[151,277,1451,1474]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
BMNH 1911.9.8.4,
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C3E2FA304B8DFA5E" bold="true" box="[679,762,1452,1473]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, holotype. Entire, dorsal and ventral views and profiles of head. P h o t o G. Vo g e l.
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C182F99B4DCCF9BF" bold="true" box="[199,1211,1543,1568]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">
Colouration in life based on BNHS 3343 &amp; live specimen examined (
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;
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).
</emphasis>
Dorsum yellowishgreen, with dark black bars, that are wider on the vertebral region and converge towards the lateral sides; interscalar skin yellow; venter unpatterned, uniform yellow of a rich intensity; eyes with yellow iris and black vertical elliptic pupil; supralabials partly yellow; a black ocular streak present (also see Sivakumar &amp; Manakadan 2007).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C31765534A5DFFB0C182F90B4CEBFF50" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="163" pageId="3" pageNumber="161" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5DFFB6C182F90B4C22F8FB" blockId="3.[151,1436,1543,2037]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C182F90B4B22F92F" bold="true" box="[199,597,1687,1712]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">Distribution and natural history.</emphasis>
The new species is currently known from the dry forest areas of eastern Peninsular
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, from Berhampore near River Mahanadi, Orissa in the northeast, through Sriharikota Island and also Udayagiri hills, both present in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh state, westwards to Kaigal in southern Eastern Ghats, in Chittoor / Bangalore border in the southwest (
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).
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C2B2F8994DC8F883" box="[1015,1215,1796,1820]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">Boiga flaviviridis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C58EF8984C5EF883" bold="true" box="[1227,1321,1796,1820]" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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has been documented from close to sea-level (Berhampore, Sriharikota) to up to
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asl (Kaigal). The dominant natural climax vegetation
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in eastern Peninsular
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is tropical dry evergreen forest (Champion &amp; Seth, 1968).
</paragraph>
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Little information is available on the natural history of this species. Sivakumar &amp; Manakadan (2007) recorded BNHS 3343 from a Casuarina plantation with 90% canopy cover, situated at ca.
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from the Bay of Bengal shore. The snake’s microhabitat was a huge pile of palm leaves under a
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C547F8254D93F84F" box="[1026,1252,1976,2000]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">Borassus flabellifer</emphasis>
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[palmyra] tree. Sympatric congeners co-occurring with the new species throughout or in parts of its range are:
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5DFFB6C5B1F8414CF5F86B" box="[1268,1410,2013,2036]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="161">B. trigonata</emphasis>
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examined (APPENDIX 1) and Wall (1909); other sources indicated. Exceptional values are placed in brackets. See
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C1D2F8E64864F80F" bold="true" box="[151,275,1914,1937]" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Above MAD 1913 paratype of
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C319F8E74A7AF80F" box="[604,781,1914,1936]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">Boiga flaviviridis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C251F8E74A10F80F" bold="true" box="[788,871,1915,1936]" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, from Udayagiri, Nellore Dist., Andhra Pradesh, India, showing general habitus. Photo S.R. Ganesh. Middle Live specimen of
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C238F8064D58F830" box="[893,1071,1945,1967]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">Boiga flaviviridis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C57DF8064DFDF830" bold="true" box="[1080,1162,1946,1967]" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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from Kaigal, India. Photo Ashok Captain. Below BNHS 3343 referred material of
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C3A2F8254AECF852" box="[743,923,1975,1998]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">Boiga flaviviridis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5AFFB1C2E1F8244A8FF852" bold="true" box="[932,1016,1976,1997]" pageId="4" pageNumber="162">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, in-life from Sriharikota Island, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh state, India. Photo S. Sivakumar.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C1D2FF0B4878FF30" bold="true" box="[151,271,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Main characters of the species of the
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C388FF044AE4FF30" box="[717,915,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Boiga ceylonensis</emphasis>
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group and related taxa. Data from specimens
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C31765534A5BFFB0C1D2FF4B4C3AFE81" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" type="materials_examined">
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C1D2FF4B48E2FF70" bold="true" box="[151,405,215,239]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Material and Methods</emphasis>
for abbreviations.
</paragraph>
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Characters
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C019FE954C3AFE81" box="[348,1357,265,286]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Boiga Boiga Boiga Boiga Boiga Boiga Boiga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C31765534A5BFFB0C019FEBB4CF0F96E" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C019FEBB4DD1FEC4" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,414]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
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<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C019FEBB48BDFEA2" box="[348,458,295,317]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">flaviviridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C095FEBB4899FEA3" bold="true" box="[464,494,295,316]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">sp.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C341FEBB4C10FEA2" box="[516,1383,294,319]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C341FEBB4B10FEA2" box="[516,615,295,317]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Dipsadomorphus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="beddomei">beddomei</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C3DDFEBB4A7AFEA2" box="[664,781,295,317]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Boiga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ceylonensis">ceylonensis</taxonomicName>
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1 barnesi2 andaman
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</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C019FED948F0FEC5" bold="true" box="[348,391,325,346]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">nov.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C531FEDA4DD1FEC4" box="[1140,1190,326,347]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">ensis</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D9FEF54C22FE1F" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,414]" box="[156,1365,361,384]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Midbody scale 19 19 19 19 19 21 21(23)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D9FE1549BAFE01" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,414]" box="[156,205,393,414]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">rows</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D9FE374CE0FB1D" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<table id="F90DC4784A5B004AC1D2FE374CEBFB10" box="[151,1436,427,1167]" gridcols="8" gridrows="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FE374CEBFE7F" box="[151,1436,427,480]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FE374834FE7F" box="[151,323,427,480]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Supralabials touching eye</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FE3748ADFE7F" box="[348,474,427,480]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FE374BFDFE7F" box="[516,650,427,480]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5 (4–6)</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFE374A46FE7F" box="[664,817,427,480]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5 (4–6; 3–4)</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FE374A97FE7F" box="[833,992,427,480]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFE374D14FE7F" box="[1007,1123,427,480]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">4–5</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FE374C77FE7F" box="[1140,1280,427,480]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5</th>
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FE374CEBFE7F" box="[1297,1436,427,480]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3–5</th>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FE724CEBFDBC" box="[151,1436,494,547]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FE724834FDBC" box="[151,323,494,547]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Anterior temporals</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FE7248ADFDBC" box="[348,474,494,547]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FE724BFDFDBC" box="[516,650,494,547]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2 (3)</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFE724A46FDBC" box="[664,817,494,547]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2 (1; 3)</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FE724A97FDBC" box="[833,992,494,547]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFE724D14FDBC" box="[1007,1123,494,547]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FE724C77FDBC" box="[1140,1280,494,547]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FE724CEBFDBC" box="[1297,1436,494,547]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FDAD4CEBFDD8" box="[151,1436,561,583]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FDAD4834FDD8" box="[151,323,561,583]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Preocular/ s</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FDAD48ADFDD8" box="[348,474,561,583]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">1</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FDAD4BFDFDD8" box="[516,650,561,583]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">1</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFDAD4A46FDD8" box="[664,817,561,583]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">1</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FDAD4A97FDD8" box="[833,992,561,583]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFDAD4D14FDD8" box="[1007,1123,561,583]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">3</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FDAD4C77FDD8" box="[1140,1280,561,583]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">1</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FDAD4CEBFDD8" box="[1297,1436,561,583]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FDC94CEBFDF4" box="[151,1436,597,619]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FDC94834FDF4" box="[151,323,597,619]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Ventrals</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FDC948ADFDF4" box="[348,474,597,619]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">248–259</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FDC94BFDFDF4" box="[516,650,597,619]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">248–266</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFDC94A46FDF4" box="[664,817,597,619]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">215–235</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FDC94A97FDF4" box="[833,992,597,619]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">249–257</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFDC94D14FDF4" box="[1007,1123,597,619]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">208–220</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FDC94C77FDF4" box="[1140,1280,597,619]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">259–267</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FDC94CEBFDF4" box="[1297,1436,597,619]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">234–251</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FDE54CEBFD10" box="[151,1436,633,655]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FDE54834FD10" box="[151,323,633,655]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Subcaudals</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FDE548ADFD10" box="[348,474,633,655]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">106–109</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FDE54BFDFD10" box="[516,650,633,655]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">111–133</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFDE54A46FD10" box="[664,817,633,655]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">95–108</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FDE54A97FD10" box="[833,992,633,655]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">114–129</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFDE54D14FD10" box="[1007,1123,633,655]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">96–120</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FDE54C77FD10" box="[1140,1280,633,655]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">118–133</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FDE54CEBFD10" box="[1297,1436,633,655]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">90–108</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FD014CEBFD4E" box="[151,1436,669,721]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FD014834FD4E" box="[151,323,669,721]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Rel TL</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FD0148ADFD4E" box="[348,474,669,721]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.180–0.200 (in females)</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FD014BFDFD4E" box="[516,650,669,721]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.209–0.244</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFD014A46FD4E" box="[664,817,669,721]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.207–0.242</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FD014A97FD4E" box="[833,992,669,721]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.232–0.278 3</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFD014D14FD4E" box="[1007,1123,669,721]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.226 4</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FD014C77FD4E" box="[1140,1280,669,721]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">No data available</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FD014CEBFD4E" box="[1297,1436,669,721]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">0.226 5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FD7C4CEBFC50" box="[151,1436,736,975]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FD7C4834FC50" box="[151,323,736,975]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Number and characteristic of bands</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FD7C48ADFC50" box="[348,474,736,975]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">About 90 bands, faint and hardly countable</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FD7C4BFDFC50" box="[516,650,736,975]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">70–80 bands, well visible6</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFD7C4A46FC50" box="[664,817,736,975]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">60–76 bands, well visible</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FD7C4A97FC50" box="[833,992,736,975]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">About 90 bands and pairs of spots. Anterior well visible bands, posterior dorsolateral pairs of dots7</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFD7C4D14FC50" box="[1007,1123,736,975]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">About 30–35 dark bars that taper postero- laterally</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FD7C4C77FC50" box="[1140,1280,736,975]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">More than 105 bands on the body8</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FD7C4CEBFC50" box="[1297,1436,736,975]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">About 90–100 reddishbrown bars; taper and diminish postero- laterally9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="353D349A4A5B004AC1D2FC414CEBFB10" box="[151,1436,989,1167]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
<th id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC1D2FC414834FB10" box="[151,323,989,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Colouration and pattern of venter</th>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC019FC4148ADFB10" box="[348,474,989,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Uniform, yellowish- green</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC341FC414BFDFB10" box="[516,650,989,1167]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Mottled,with a more or less continuous series of lateral spots</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC3DDFC414A46FB10" box="[664,817,989,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Mottled, with a more or less continuous series of lateral spots</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC204FC414A97FB10" box="[833,992,989,1167]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Pale yellow with no markings1</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC2AAFC414D14FB10" box="[1007,1123,989,1167]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Whitish, thickly powdered with brown</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC531FC414C77FB10" box="[1140,1280,989,1167]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Unpatterned, a lighter shade of the dorsal colour5</td>
<td id="76EC5DE64A5B004AC454FC414CEBFB10" box="[1297,1436,989,1167]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Creamy with dense dark brown speckles, more so at lateral edges6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D9FB014C15FB2C" blockId="5.[156,1378,1181,1264]" box="[156,1378,1181,1203]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Distribution Eastern Western Western Ghats, Kandy, Hilly South West Andaman Western</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C019FB274C71FB6F" blockId="5.[156,1378,1181,1264]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
peninsular Ghats, Sri Sri Lankan
<collectingCountry id="F31A76484A5BFFB0C204FB274D25FB4E" box="[833,1106,1211,1233]" name="Sri Lanka" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">Sri Lanka Sri Lanka</collectingCountry>
Islands in the Ghats
<collectingCountry id="F31A76484A5BFFB0C019FB4648E7FB6F" box="[348,400,1242,1264]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">India</collectingCountry>
Lanka Hills (wet zone) Bay of Bengal
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2FA934B3AFABB" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" box="[151,589,1294,1316]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
1. Data from Samarawickrama
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C091FA934B77FABB" box="[468,512,1294,1316]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">et al</emphasis>
., 2005.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2FAB148D6FADD" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" box="[151,417,1325,1347]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">2. Data from Smith, 1943.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2FAD0480FFA1F" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
3. From Samarawickrama
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C0E6FAD148A7FAFD" box="[419,464,1356,1378]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">et al</emphasis>
., 2005,
<typeStatus id="54B6887A4A5BFFB0C367FAD14B3AFAFD" box="[546,589,1357,1378]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">type</typeStatus>
and
<typeStatus id="54B6887A4A5BFFB0C33AFAD14BA1FAFD" box="[639,726,1357,1378]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
only. 4.
<typeStatus id="54B6887A4A5BFFB0C1F5FAF64879FA1F" box="[176,270,1386,1408]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
data only.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2FA154B16FA00" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" box="[151,609,1417,1439]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">5. Data from one specimen in Günther, 1875.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2FA3B4880FA64" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
6. Data from specimens in APPENDIX 1 and available pictures. 7. No data on number or form given, data taken from pictures in Samarawickrama
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C299FA5B4D7EFA43" box="[988,1033,1478,1500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">et al</emphasis>
., 2005. 8. S.R. Chandramouli pers. comm.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2F9984B04F985" blockId="5.[151,1110,1294,1562]" box="[151,627,1539,1562]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">9. Own observations on live specimens (SRG).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BB236D84A5BFFB0C1D2F9D54CF0F96E" blockId="5.[151,1436,1609,1777]" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">
(throughout the range),
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C0E6F9D64B60F9FE" box="[419,535,1609,1633]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Boiga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="forsteni">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C0E6F9D64B60F9FE" box="[419,535,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">B. forsteni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ‘
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C375F9D64BD8F9FE" box="[560,687,1609,1633]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Boiga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nuchalis">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C375F9D64BD8F9FE" box="[560,687,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">B. nuchalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’ and ‘
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C3BCF9D64AF1F9FE" box="[761,902,1609,1633]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Dipsadomorphus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="beddomei">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C3BCF9D64AF1F9FE" box="[761,902,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">B. beddomei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’ (in Berhampore) (fide Wall 1911, Whitaker &amp; Captain 2008). However, we caution that the ‘
<taxonomicName id="4C0D4D5B4A5BFFB0C3E1F9F24A54F91A" box="[676,803,1645,1669]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Boiga" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="163" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nuchalis">
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C3E1F9F24A54F91A" box="[676,803,1645,1669]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">B. nuchalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’ and ‘
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C22BF9F24A08F91A" box="[878,895,1646,1669]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">B</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B979EACA4A5BFFB0C2CAF9F14D72F91A" box="[911,1029,1645,1669]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">beddomei’</emphasis>
reported from Berhampore by Wall (1911) and Whitaker &amp; Captain (2008) should be re-analaysed in light of the current work, which would most probably restrict their range in
<collectingCountry id="F31A76484A5BFFB0C0B9F9294B41F952" box="[508,566,1717,1741]" name="India" pageId="5" pageNumber="163">India</collectingCountry>
to the Western Ghats. Like almost all of its congeners, the new species is a slow-moving, semi-arboreal and nocturnal species. It is not nervous or aggressive when handled (GV pers. obs.).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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