Montri Sumontha, Kirati Kunya, Siriwat Dangsri, and Olivier Pauwels (2017)
Oligodon saiyok, a new limestone-dwelling kukri snake (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand
ZOOTAXA, 4294(3):316-328.
We describe Oligodon saiyok sp. nov. from Benjarat Nakhon Cave Temple, Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. It is characterized by a maximal known SVL of 626.1 mm; 13 maxillary teeth, the posterior two enlarged; 8 supralabials; 17-17-15 dorsal scale rows; 181-187 ventrals and 38-43 subcaudals; a single anal; hemipenes extending in situ to the 18(th) subcaudal; dorsum with 21-22 dark blotches or white rings without vertebral or lateral stripes; and venter with a dense network of subrectangular dark blotches. It is the 7th squamate species believed to be endemic to Sai Yok District.
- DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.3.2
- ISSN: 1175-5326
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