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Deccan Wolf Snake
Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari & Vogel, 2020
Also called德干狼齒蛇 (zho)
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description
Description of male NCBS NRC-AA- 0010 (Fig. 1). The specimen is in good condition preserved in a coil with its head resting outside the coil. The specimen bears two longitudinal incisions and hemipenes are partially everted (Fig. 1 a, b). Head short, measuring 12.3 mm from snout tip to the constriction at neck, comprising 3.39 % of total length; high, 3.5 mm, with steeply domed snout in lateral view; upper jaw visible from ventral side. Head distinctly broader (5.9 mm) than neck (3.7 mm). Snout gradually tapering to blunt, rounded tip in dorsal view (Fig. 2 a). Rostral subtriangular, slightly visible when viewed from top; wider (1.3 mm) than deep (0.6 mm). Nostrils small, elliptical shaped, present in the basal region of the subtriangular nasal. Paired internasals, slightly wider (1.5 mm) than long (1.1 mm); smaller than prefrontals. Prefrontals, almost as long (1.8 mm) as wide (1.8 mm). Frontal bell shaped, 2.1 mm at the widest anterior border, median length 3.2 mm. Parietals 3.7 mm long, 2.6 mm at its widest anterior, 1.0 mm at its posterior border. Temporals 2 + 3 + 3 on right side and 2 + 3 + 4 on left side, subequal in size, posterior one inserts deeply between supralabial six
On the taxonomy and systematics of the recently described Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from India
diagnosis
Diagnosis (based on recently collected material). A small sized species of the genus Lycodon measuring SVL 300 - 350 mm, bearing 17 smooth DSR at midbody. Loreal in contact with internasal and preocular not in contact with frontal. Nine supralabials of which 3 rd to 5 th touch eye. Anal shield undivided. Ventrals 204 - 214 and subcaudals 66 - 69. Hemipenis cylindrical, not forked, with long spikes in distal half.
On the taxonomy and systematics of the recently described Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from India
distribution
Distribution. Lycodon deccanensis is currently recorded only from the type locality, Devarayanadurga, Karnataka, India, between elevations of 1000 meters and 1190 meters. Other locality records provided by Ganesh et al. (2020 a) require verification based on voucher due to the misidentification of specimens as discussed above.
On the taxonomy and systematics of the recently described Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from India
materials_examined
Material examined. adult male, NCBS NRC-AA- 0010 collected from Devarayanadurga, Tumkur District, Karnataka, India (13.375778 ° N, 77.210972 ° E, elevation 1093 m, datum WGS 84) by Yatin Kalki, Sachin Gowda, Manu Agnivamshi, Karthik Singh and Zeeshan A. Mirza on 17 June 2020. Adult female, BNHS 3601, collected from the same locality by Manu Agnivamshi, Sachin Gowda, Yatin Kalki and Zeeshan A. Mirza on 19 June 2020.
On the taxonomy and systematics of the recently described Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari, Vogel, 2020 (Serpentes, Colubridae) from India
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