A new species of tree snake (Dipsadoboa, Serpentes: Colubridae) from ‘ sky island’ forests in northern Mozambique, with notes on other members of the Dipsadoboa werneri group Author Branch, William R. Author Bayliss, Julian Author Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B. Author Conradie, Werner Author Engelbrecht, Hanlie M. Author Loader, Simon P. Author Menegon, Michele Author Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristóvão Author Tolley, Krystal A. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-07-25 4646 3 541 563 journal article 25430 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.3.6 d603a743-e7ee-4bd2-a084-f77a19713ae3 1175-5326 3351108 AE4B0255-50CB-41E6-93B5-B42DC67C9E3F

TABLE 4. Summary of morphological features and measurements used to diagnose the Dipsadoboa species.

	Dipsadoboa montisilva sp. nov.	Dipsadoboa aulica	Dipsadoboa flavida flavida	Dipsadoboa flavida broadleyi	Dipsadoboa shrevei	Dipsadoboa kageleri comb. nov.	Dipsadoboa werneri
* = most frequent condition; # = devotes Rondo Plateau population in southeast Tanzania
Sample sizes	n = 5 (M)	n = 16 (M)	n = 14 (M)	n = 15 (M)	n = 15 (M)	n = 1 (M)	n = 4 (M)
	n = 2 (F)	n = 14 (F)	n = 8 (F)	n = 14 (F)	n = 10 (F)	n = 1 (F)	n = 3 (F)
Ventrals	M 194–210 F 194–201	M 172–190 F 167–189	M 193–206 F 188–197	M 177–197 F 170–194	M 203–219 F 199–212	M 191 F 195	M 221–229 F 212–221
Subcaudals	M 95–100	M 75–97	M 97–106	M 90–100	(207–210) # M 74–91	M 72	M 102–111
Anal (Entire/Double)	F 89–90 Entire	F 74–86 Entire	F 93–96 Entire	F 79–100 Entire	F 75–91 (95–96) # Entire	F 68–76 Double	F 98–106 Entire
Scale rows	19-19-15	17-17-13	17-17-13	17-17-13	19-19-15	17-17-13	19-19-13
Supralabials (entering eye) *	8 (2, 4–5)	8 (3, 3–5)	8 (3, 3–5)	8 (3, 3–5)	8 (3, 3–5)	8 (3, 3–5)	8 (3, 3–5)
Infralabials (touch 1 st chin shields) *	10 (1–5)	10 (1–5)	10 (1–5)	10 (1–5)	10 (1–5)	10 (1–5)	10 (1–4)
Preoculars	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Postoculars	2	2	2	2	2	2	2-3
Temporals *	1 + 2	1 + 1	1 +1	1 + 1	1 +1	1 + 1	1 + 2
Maximum size (mm)	M 1084 F 782	M 810 F 830	M 790 F 680	M 630 F 610	M 1241 F 1076	M 610 F 670	M 1180 F 890