A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serperates: Uropeltidae) from the Wayanad region of peninsular India

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作者：
Cyriac, Vivek Philip [1 ,2 ]
Narayanan, Surya [3 ]
Sampaio, Filipa L. [4 ,5 ]
Umesh, Pavukandy [3 ,6 ]
Gower, David J. [5 ]
机构：
[1] Indian Inst Sci Educ & Res Thiruvananthapuram, IISER TVM Ctr Res & Educ Ecol & Evolut ICREEE, Maruthamala PO Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
[2] Indian Inst Sci Educ & Res Thiruvananthapuram, Sch Biol, Maruthamala PO Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
[3] Wayanad Wild, Wayanad, Kerala, India
[4] UCL, Dept Genet Evolut & Environm, London WC1E 6BT, England
[5] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD, England
[6] Pavukandy House, Moolad PO, Kozhikode 673614, Kerala, India
来源：
ZOOTAXA | 2020年 / 4778卷 / 02期
关键词：
identification key; shieldtail; snakes; taxonomy; Western Ghats; SERPENTES UROPELTIDAE; WESTERN-GHATS; CUVIER; SNAKE;
D O I：
10.11646/zootaxa.4778.2.5
中图分类号：
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号：
071002 ;
摘要：
A new species of the shieldtail snake genus Rhinophis is described based on a type series of seven recently collected specimens from the Wayanad region of the Western Ghats of peninsular India. Rhinophis melanoleucus sp. nov. is diagnosed based on a combination of 15 dorsal scale rows at (or just behind) midbody, more than 215 ventral scales and a long rostral. The new species also has a distinctive (mostly black and white) colouration. A new key to the identification of Indian species of Rhinophis is provided.
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页码：329 / 342
页数：14
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