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by
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,
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, and L. Lee Grismer.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFDBB1E60A6F8318155F3F0" bold="true" box="[199,334,1978,2004]" pageId="3" pageNumber="475">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet refers to the new species
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and only known locality on the island of Pulau Tioman. The specific epithet is feminine, in agreement with the gender of the genus (
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Poyarkov
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFDBB1E64A2F85484E0F3DC" box="[1219,1275,2014,2040]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="475">et al.</emphasis>
2019
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).
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB1960A6FF138159F497" bold="true" box="[199,322,152,179]" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB1961B4FF12822CF497" box="[469,567,153,179]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Liopeltis</emphasis>
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having the combination of the nasal scale fused with the internasal scale; preoculars two; ventrals 161; distinct black lateral cephalic stripe extending from rostral through eye to approximately
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behind neck before fading; four longitudinal stripes on dorsum; and venter immaculate, without stripes.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB1960A6FE8F8273F53B" bold="true" box="[199,616,260,287]" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
Description of
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(
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).
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Adult female; head slightly distinct from neck, triangular in dorsal view; snout weakly pointed in lateral view, projecting beyond lower jaw; eye large, pupil round; body slender; tail thin. Rostral wide, clearly visible from above; nasal partially divided, portion anterior to nostril continuous with internasal, portion posterior to nostril with horizontal suture; loreal absent; two preoculars, upper rectangular, approximately 25% size of lower, trapezoidal preocular; two postoculars, squarish or rounded, upper scale slightly larger than lower scale; eight supralabials, 4
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and 5
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in contact with eye, 2
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4
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in contact with lower preocular, 5
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(right side) and 5
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6
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(left side) in contact with lower postocular, 7
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largest; eight infralabials, 5
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largest; one elongate anterior temporal; two subequal posterior temporals, shorter than anterior temporal; two internasals; two prefrontals; single frontal, approximately 63% length of parietals, with one supraocular on each side; two large, elongate parietals; anterior pair and posterior pairs of chin shields subequal in length, anterior pair broader; dorsal scales smooth, in rows 15:15:13, apical pits absent; 161 ventrals; cloacal plate divided; 119 paired subcaudals. Scale counts are summarized in
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.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB1960F6FD518117F6D7" bold="true" box="[151,268,730,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Morphological characters of
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB19622EFD50833BF6D6" box="[591,800,731,755]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
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from Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia, and its sister taxon
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB196179FD7481B9F733" box="[280,418,767,791]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">L. philippina</emphasis>
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from the Palawan Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex (PAIC) of the western Philippines.
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<taxonomicName id="4C1C97C4FFFABB196126FCA381BCF719" authority="Som &amp; Grismer &amp; Grismer &amp; Wood &amp; Quah &amp; Brown &amp; Diesmos &amp; Weinell &amp; Stuart, 2020" authorityName="Som &amp; Grismer &amp; Grismer &amp; Wood &amp; Quah &amp; Brown &amp; Diesmos &amp; Weinell &amp; Stuart" authorityYear="2020" box="[327,423,808,829]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Liopeltis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="476" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tiomanica" status="sp. nov.">
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Holotype female LSUHC 5037
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<taxonomicName id="4C1C97C4FFFABB19623BFCA382A6F719" baseAuthorityName="Boettger" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[602,701,808,829]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Liopeltis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="476" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="philippina">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB19623BFCA382A6F719" box="[602,701,808,829]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">philippina</emphasis>
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Male FMNH 53372
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<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FCA383C1F7A1" box="[792,986,808,901]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<taxonomicName id="4C1C97C4FFFABB196329FCA383B0F719" baseAuthorityName="Boettger" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[840,939,808,829]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Liopeltis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="476" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="philippina">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB196329FCA383B0F719" box="[840,939,808,829]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">philippina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Female CAS 15284
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<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFCA384D1F7A1" box="[1022,1226,808,901]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<taxonomicName id="4C1C97C4FFFABB196452FCA3848DF719" baseAuthorityName="Boettger" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[1075,1174,808,829]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Liopeltis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="476" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="philippina">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB196452FCA3848DF719" box="[1075,1174,808,829]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">philippina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Male KU 327731
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<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFCA38591F7A1" box="[1263,1418,808,901]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<taxonomicName id="4C1C97C4FFFABB19656AFCA38575F719" baseAuthorityName="Boettger" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[1291,1390,808,829]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Liopeltis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" pageNumber="476" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="philippina">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFABB19656AFCA38575F719" box="[1291,1390,808,829]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">philippina</emphasis>
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Male BoS 940*
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<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FC1C8106F789" box="[166,285,919,941]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Internasals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFC1C81E4F789" box="[317,511,919,941]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2, fused to nasal</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FC1C82EAF789" box="[549,753,919,941]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2, fused to nasal</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FC1C83C1F789" box="[792,986,919,941]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2, fused to nasal</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFC1C84D1F789" box="[1022,1226,919,941]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2, fused to nasal</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFC1C8591F789" box="[1263,1418,919,941]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2, fused to nasal</td>
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<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FC358591F7F0" box="[166,1418,958,980]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FC358106F7F0" box="[166,285,958,980]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Prefrontals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFC3581E4F7F0" box="[317,511,958,980]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FC3582EAF7F0" box="[549,753,958,980]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FC3583C1F7F0" box="[792,986,958,980]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFC3584D1F7F0" box="[1022,1226,958,980]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFC358591F7F0" box="[1263,1418,958,980]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FC6E8591F7DF" box="[166,1418,997,1019]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FC6E8106F7DF" box="[166,285,997,1019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Frontal</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFC6E81E4F7DF" box="[317,511,997,1019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FC6E82EAF7DF" box="[549,753,997,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FC6E83C1F7DF" box="[792,986,997,1019]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFC6E84D1F7DF" box="[1022,1226,997,1019]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFC6E8591F7DF" box="[1263,1418,997,1019]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FB868591F007" box="[166,1418,1037,1059]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FB868106F007" box="[166,285,1037,1059]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Parietals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFB8681E4F007" box="[317,511,1037,1059]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FB8682EAF007" box="[549,753,1037,1059]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FB8683C1F007" box="[792,986,1037,1059]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFB8684D1F007" box="[1022,1226,1037,1059]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFB868591F007" box="[1263,1418,1037,1059]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
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<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FBBF8591F06E" box="[166,1418,1076,1098]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FBBF8106F06E" box="[166,285,1076,1098]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Temporals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFBBF81E4F06E" box="[317,511,1076,1098]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1+2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FBBF82EAF06E" box="[549,753,1076,1098]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1+2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FBBF83C1F06E" box="[792,986,1076,1098]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1+2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFBBF84D1F06E" box="[1022,1226,1076,1098]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1+2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFBBF8591F06E" box="[1263,1418,1076,1098]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1+2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FBD08591F09D" box="[166,1418,1115,1209]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FBD08106F09D" box="[166,285,1115,1209]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Loreal</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFBD081E4F09D" box="[317,511,1115,1209]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabial 2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FBD082EAF09D" box="[549,753,1115,1209]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabials 23</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FBD083C1F09D" box="[792,986,1115,1209]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabial 2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFBD084D1F09D" box="[1022,1226,1115,1209]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabials 23</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFBD08591F09D" box="[1263,1418,1115,1209]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FB408591F0C5" box="[166,1418,1227,1249]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FB408106F0C5" box="[166,285,1227,1249]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Preoculars</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFB4081E4F0C5" box="[317,511,1227,1249]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FB4082EAF0C5" box="[549,753,1227,1249]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FB4083C1F0C5" box="[792,986,1227,1249]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFB4084D1F0C5" box="[1022,1226,1227,1249]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFB408591F0C5" box="[1263,1418,1227,1249]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FB798591F12C" box="[166,1418,1266,1288]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FB798106F12C" box="[166,285,1266,1288]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Postoculars</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFB7981E4F12C" box="[317,511,1266,1288]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FB7982EAF12C" box="[549,753,1266,1288]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FB7983C1F12C" box="[792,986,1266,1288]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFB7984D1F12C" box="[1022,1226,1266,1288]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFB798591F12C" box="[1263,1418,1266,1288]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FA928591F10B" box="[166,1418,1305,1327]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FA928106F10B" box="[166,285,1305,1327]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Supralabials</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFA9281E4F10B" box="[317,511,1305,1327]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8 (4,5)</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FA9282EAF10B" box="[549,753,1305,1327]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8 (4,5)</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FA9283C1F10B" box="[792,986,1305,1327]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8 (4,5)</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFA9284D1F10B" box="[1022,1226,1305,1327]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8 (4,5)</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFA928591F10B" box="[1263,1418,1305,1327]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8 (4,5)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FACA8591F173" box="[166,1418,1345,1367]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FACA8106F173" box="[166,285,1345,1367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Infralabials</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFACA81E4F173" box="[317,511,1345,1367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FACA82EAF173" box="[549,753,1345,1367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FACA83C1F173" box="[792,986,1345,1367]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFACA84D1F173" box="[1022,1226,1345,1367]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFACA8591F173" box="[1263,1418,1345,1367]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FAE38591F15A" box="[166,1418,1384,1406]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FAE38106F15A" box="[166,285,1384,1406]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Dorsals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFAE381E4F15A" box="[317,511,1384,1406]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">15:15:13</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FAE382EAF15A" box="[549,753,1384,1406]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">15:15:13</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FAE383C1F15A" box="[792,986,1384,1406]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">15:15:13</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFAE384D1F15A" box="[1022,1226,1384,1406]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">15:15:13</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFAE38591F15A" box="[1263,1418,1384,1406]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">15</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FA048591F181" box="[166,1418,1423,1445]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FA048106F181" box="[166,285,1423,1445]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Ventrals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFA0481E4F181" box="[317,511,1423,1445]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">161</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FA0482EAF181" box="[549,753,1423,1445]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">139</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FA0483C1F181" box="[792,986,1423,1445]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">150</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFA0484D1F181" box="[1022,1226,1423,1445]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">142</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFA048591F181" box="[1263,1418,1423,1445]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">140</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FA3C8591F1E9" box="[166,1418,1463,1485]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FA3C8106F1E9" box="[166,285,1463,1485]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Subcaudals</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFA3C81E4F1E9" box="[317,511,1463,1485]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">119</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FA3C82EAF1E9" box="[549,753,1463,1485]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">115</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FA3C83C1F1E9" box="[792,986,1463,1485]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">110</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFA3C84D1F1E9" box="[1022,1226,1463,1485]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">116</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFA3C8591F1E9" box="[1263,1418,1463,1485]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">119</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7FA558591F23C" box="[166,1418,1502,1560]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7FA558106F23C" box="[166,285,1502,1560]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Snout-vent (mm)</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CFA5581E4F23C" box="[317,511,1502,1560]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">304</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244FA5582EAF23C" box="[549,753,1502,1560]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">308</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379FA5583C1F23C" box="[792,986,1502,1560]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">341</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FFA5584D1F23C" box="[1022,1226,1502,1560]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">258</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EFA558591F23C" box="[1263,1418,1502,1560]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">390</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7F9A28591F21B" box="[166,1418,1577,1599]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7F9A28106F21B" box="[166,285,1577,1599]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Tail (mm)</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CF9A281E4F21B" box="[317,511,1577,1599]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">187</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244F9A282EAF21B" box="[549,753,1577,1599]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">220</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379F9A283C1F21B" box="[792,986,1577,1599]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">186</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FF9A284D1F21B" box="[1022,1226,1577,1599]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">175</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EF9A28591F21B" box="[1263,1418,1577,1599]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">250</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352CEE05FFFA44E260C7F9DB8591F243" box="[166,1418,1616,1639]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
<th id="76FD8779FFFA44E260C7F9DB8106F243" box="[166,285,1616,1639]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">Total (mm)</th>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2615CF9DB81E4F243" box="[317,511,1616,1639]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">491</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26244F9DB82EAF243" box="[549,753,1616,1639]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">528</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E26379F9DB83C1F243" box="[792,986,1616,1639]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">527</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2639FF9DB84D1F243" box="[1022,1226,1616,1639]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">433</td>
<td id="76FD8779FFFA44E2648EF9DB8591F243" box="[1263,1418,1616,1639]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">640</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA3EC47FFFABB1960F6F9FF8572F2A8" blockId="4.[151,1385,1652,1676]" box="[151,1385,1652,1676]" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
*Data from
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, “No. 940, Bureau of Science Collection;” specimen destroyed during World War II).
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<paragraph id="8BA3EC47FFFABB1960A6F93181C8F389" blockId="4.[151,1437,1722,1965]" pageId="4" pageNumber="476">
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Color of
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in life (
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).
</emphasis>
Dorsal surface of head bronze-brown (Grayish Horn Color 268); chin, supralabials, and infralabials cream (Cream White 52); black stripe on lateral side of head and neck separates dorsal and ventral coloration, stripe slightly wider than one dorsal scale, extending from rostral though eye to approximately
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posterior to neck, gradually fading; dorsum bronze (Grayish Horn Color 268) with four longitudinal brown (Olive-Brown 278) stripes, two dorsal stripes extending from neck to tail, two lateral stripes extending from area posterior of black head stripe to level of cloacal plate; venter uniform pale cream color (Cream White 52) with small dark spots on ventral scales.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860F6FBEF8108F059" bold="true" box="[151,275,1124,1149]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Holotype (LSUHC 5037) of
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in life. Photograph by LLG.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860A6FB2182DDF0E1" bold="true" box="[199,710,1194,1221]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
Color of
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in preservative (
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).
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Dorsum faded to grayish green (Olive Horn Color 16); dorsal stripes faded to light brown (Clay Color 18).
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860A6FB78819EF129" bold="true" box="[199,389,1267,1293]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Molecular data.</emphasis>
The standard deviation of split frequencies among the four Bayesian runs was 0.003717 and the Estimated Sample Sizes (ESS) of parameters were ≥ 3,390. The
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of
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was recovered with strong support (Bayesian posterior probability 1.00) to be the sister taxon of
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18641AFAB78510F171" box="[1147,1291,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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(
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). The
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860F6FAEB813FF15D" box="[151,292,1376,1401]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tiomanica</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18614AFAD4819FF15D" bold="true" box="[299,388,1375,1401]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1861C0FAEB822AF15D" box="[417,561,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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clade was recovered with strong support (Bayesian posterior probability 1.00) to be nested within a clade containing
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186224FA0F82A2F1B9" box="[581,697,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tricolor</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18628EFA0F8361F1B9" box="[751,890,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. stoliczkae</emphasis>
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, although the relationships among
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186565FA0F8563F1B9" box="[1284,1400,1411,1437]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tricolor</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1865E7FA0F811EF1E5" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. stoliczkae</emphasis>
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, and the
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186111FA2381E4F1E5" box="[368,511,1448,1473]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tiomanica</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186269FA2C8278F1E5" bold="true" box="[520,611,1447,1473]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
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+
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1862E2FA23830EF1E5" box="[643,789,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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clade were not resolved (
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).
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1864F9FA2C8569F1E5" box="[1176,1394,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
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had uncorrected
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-distances in cyt
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186234FA408278F1C1" box="[597,611,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">b</emphasis>
of 9.6% from
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186366FA47838CF1C1" box="[775,919,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 12.913.3% from
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1864FBFA478516F1C1" box="[1178,1293,1483,1509]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tricolor</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C306BFCCFFFBBB1860A6FA658530F275" pageId="5" pageNumber="477" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BA3EC47FFFBBB1860A6FA658530F275" blockId="5.[151,1437,1194,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860A6FA65831BF22E" bold="true" box="[199,768,1518,1546]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Distribution, natural history, and conservation.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186368FA6483F8F22D" box="[777,995,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18638AFA64845DF22D" bold="true" box="[1003,1094,1519,1545]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
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is known only from the
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specimen collected from Pulau Tioman (
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). The specimen was found in the afternoon while perched on a small tree branch
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above the ground in primary hill dipterocarp forest (J.
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Grismer
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186434F9B38496F275" box="[1109,1165,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">et al.</emphasis>
2004
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,
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C306BFCCFFFBBB1860A6F9D1835BF355" pageId="5" pageNumber="477" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA3EC47FFFBBB1860A6F9D1835BF355" blockId="5.[151,1437,1194,1906]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860A6F9D18176F251" bold="true" box="[199,365,1626,1653]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186115F9D08256F251" box="[372,589,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
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differs from all other species of
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18647DF9D08465F251" box="[1052,1150,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis</emphasis>
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, except its sister taxon
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1865E7F9D78111F2BD" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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(
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), by having the nasal fused with the internasal and four longitudinal stripes on the dorsum (
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Weinell
<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860A6F92F80E5F299" box="[199,254,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">et al.</emphasis>
2019
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).
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186133F9288231F299" box="[338,554,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186251F9288292F299" bold="true" box="[560,649,1699,1725]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25B8D2EFFFBBB186251F9288292F299" box="[560,649,1699,1725]" pageId="5" pageNumber="477" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186378F92F83B2F299" box="[793,937,1699,1725]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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by having 161 ventral scales (vs.
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860F6F9438133F2C5" box="[151,296,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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); two preocular scales (vs. one in
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1862CBF9438320F2C5" box="[682,827,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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); and a distinct black lateral cephalic stripe (vs. indistinct in
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB18608AF9678160F321" box="[235,379,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. philippina</emphasis>
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;
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).
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186181F96082A3F321" box="[480,696,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">Liopeltis tiomanica</emphasis>
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further differs from the sympatric (and possibly syntopic)
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by having the prefrontal in contact only with the second supralabial (vs. second and third supralabials in
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB1860F6F8BF8110F369" box="[151,267,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tricolor</emphasis>
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); and immaculate ventral scales (vs. three gray ventral stripes in most
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<emphasis id="B9683055FFFBBB186447F8BF8481F369" box="[1062,1178,1843,1869]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="477">L. tricolor</emphasis>
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). Scalation differences among these three species are summarized in
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and
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.
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