Olivier Pauwels, Henning Larsen, Winai Suthanthangjai, Patrick David, and Montri Sumontha (2017)
A new kukri snake (Colubridae: Oligodon) from Hua Hin District, and the first record of O. deuvei from Thailand
ZOOTAXA, 4291(3):531-548.
We describe Oligodon huahin sp. nov. from a bamboo forest locality on the road to Pala-U waterfall, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, peninsular Thailand. It is characterized by a maximal known SVL of 553.7 mm; 6 maxillary teeth, the posterior two enlarged; 17-17-15 or 17-15-15 dorsal scale rows; 166-173 ventrals and 35-41 subcaudals in males; a single anal; deeply forked hemipenes lacking spines and papillae, extending in situ to the 14(th) subcaudal; faint to nearly indistinct vertebral, paravertebral and lateral stripes; no dorsal or supracaudal blotches or crossbars; and an uniformly ivory venter lacking subrectangular or squarish blotches. We also report the first finding of Oligodon deuvei in Thailand based on a specimen from Loei Province.
- DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4291.3.6
- ISSN: 1175-5326
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