Nguyenvansang's snake
| Nguyenvansang's snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Colubroelaps Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, T.T. Nguyen & T.Q. Nguyen, 2009 |
| Species: | C. nguyenvansangi
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| Binomial name | |
| Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, T.T. Nguyen & T.Q. Nguyen, 2009
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Nguyenvansang's snake (Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi ) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, nguyenvansangi, is in honor of Vietnamese herpetologist Nguyen Van Sang.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]As of 2019, the genus Colubroelaps is monotypic, containing the sole species C. nguyenvansangi.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]C. nguyenvansangi is found in southern Vietnam, in Bình Phước Province and Lâm Đồng Province.[2]
Description
[edit | edit source]C. nguyenvansangi may attain a total length of 50 cm (20 in), which includes a tail about 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The head is small, roundish, and short, and is not distinct from the body. The body is very slender. The dorsal scales are in 15 rows at midbody. Dorsally, it is striped with brown and black. Ventrally, in striking contrast, it is uniform white.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Species Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi, p. 190).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Orlov, Nikolai L.; Kharin, Vladimir E.; Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Nguyen, Thien Tao; Nguyen, Truong Quang (2009). "A New Genus and Species of Colubrid Snake (Squamata, Ophidia, Colubridae) from South Vietnam (Lam Dong Province)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 16 (3): 228–240. (Colubroelaps, new genus; C. nguyenvansangi, new species). (in English).
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