Nguyenvansang's snake
| Nguyenvansang's snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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 subfamily Sibynophiinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Etymology
The specific name, nguyenvansangi, is in honor of Vietnamese herpetologist Nguyen Van Sang.[3]
Taxonomy
As of 2024, the genus Colubroelaps contains only one other species, Colubroelaps adleri.[4]
Geographic range
Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi is found in southern Vietnam, in Bình Phước Province and Lâm Đồng Province.[2]
Description
Colubroelaps 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
- ^ Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Golynsky, E. (2012). "Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T193449A2237078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193449A2237078.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c 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. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi, p. 190).
- ^ Genus Colubroelaps at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- 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).