A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India
A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 is described from the eastern Himalayas. The species Pareas kaduri sp. nov. differs from all known species of the genus in bearing the following suite of characters: SVL 455–550 mm, TaL/TL 0.184–0.207, brown dorsum with black tran...
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| author | Harshal Bhosale Pushkar Phansalkar Mandar Sawant Gaurang Gowande Harshil Patel Zeeshan A. Mirza |
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| description | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 is described from the eastern Himalayas. The species Pareas kaduri sp. nov. differs from all known species of the genus in bearing the following suite of characters: SVL 455–550 mm, TaL/TL 0.184–0.207, brown dorsum with black transverse bands throughout the body, 15 dorsal scale rows throughout the body and mid-dorsal vertebral scale rows enlarged, 8 rows keeled in males, loreal not touching orbit, ventrals 160–183, subcaudals 65–70 in males, 52 in one female specimen, hemipenis short, unilobed and 6–7 maxillary teeth. Molecular data for mitochondrial 16S rRNA and cytochrome b genes further attest the distinctness of the new species, which was recovered as a member of the Pareas hamptoni clade. Our work brings the total number of species recognized within the genus Pareas to 20. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc066525aa414469bce66be926ecfacc2022-12-21T17:44:10ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732020-12-01729110.5852/ejt.2020.729.1191A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, IndiaHarshal Bhosale0Pushkar Phansalkar1Mandar Sawant2Gaurang Gowande3Harshil Patel4Zeeshan A. Mirza5Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001A/2, Ajinkyanagari, Karvenagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411052Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001Annasaheb Kulkarni Department of Biodiversity, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, Maharashtra 411004Department of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat 395007National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore, Karnataka 560065A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 is described from the eastern Himalayas. The species Pareas kaduri sp. nov. differs from all known species of the genus in bearing the following suite of characters: SVL 455–550 mm, TaL/TL 0.184–0.207, brown dorsum with black transverse bands throughout the body, 15 dorsal scale rows throughout the body and mid-dorsal vertebral scale rows enlarged, 8 rows keeled in males, loreal not touching orbit, ventrals 160–183, subcaudals 65–70 in males, 52 in one female specimen, hemipenis short, unilobed and 6–7 maxillary teeth. Molecular data for mitochondrial 16S rRNA and cytochrome b genes further attest the distinctness of the new species, which was recovered as a member of the Pareas hamptoni clade. Our work brings the total number of species recognized within the genus Pareas to 20.https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1191Arunachal Pradeshbiodiversity hotspotcyt bIndo-Burmamolecular phylogenyPareidae |
| spellingShingle | Harshal Bhosale Pushkar Phansalkar Mandar Sawant Gaurang Gowande Harshil Patel Zeeshan A. Mirza A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India European Journal of Taxonomy Arunachal Pradesh biodiversity hotspot cyt b Indo-Burma molecular phylogeny Pareidae |
| title | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India |
| title_full | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India |
| title_fullStr | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India |
| title_short | A new species of snail-eating snakes of the genus Pareas Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Serpentes) from eastern Himalayas, India |
| title_sort | new species of snail eating snakes of the genus pareas wagler 1830 reptilia serpentes from eastern himalayas india |
| topic | Arunachal Pradesh biodiversity hotspot cyt b Indo-Burma molecular phylogeny Pareidae |
| url | https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1191 |
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