A new Liopeltis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia Author Som, Hannah E. Author Grismer, L. Lee Author Grismer, Jesse L. Author Wood, Perry L. Author Quah, Evan S. H. Author Brown, Rafe M. Author Diesmos, Arvin C. Author Weinell, Jeffrey L. Author Stuart, Bryan L. text Zootaxa 2020 2020-04-21 4766 3 472 484 journal article 22817 10.11646/zootaxa.4766.3.6 44b05120-f8d3-49b1-b077-979cbbadc6fa 1175-5334 3765613 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CA64F585-6C7B-48F8-B9E7-8DFE32A1CFAD
TABLE 2. Morphological characters of Liopeltis tiomanica sp. nov. from Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia, and its sister taxon L. philippina from the Palawan Pleistocene Aggregate Island Complex (PAIC) of the western Philippines.
tiomanica sp. nov Holotype female LSUHC 5037philippina Male FMNH 53372philippina Female CAS 15284philippina Male KU 327731philippina Male BoS 940*
Internasals2, fused to nasal2, fused to nasal2, fused to nasal2, fused to nasal2, fused to nasal
Prefrontals22222
Frontal11111
Parietals22222
Temporals1+21+21+21+21+2
LorealAbsent, prefrontal in contact with supralabial 2Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabials 2–3Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabial 2Absent, prefrontal in contact with supralabials 2–3Absent
Preoculars21111
Postoculars22222
Supralabials8 (4,5)8 (4,5)8 (4,5)8 (4,5)8 (4,5)
Infralabials88888
Dorsals15:15:1315:15:1315:15:1315:15:1315
Ventrals161139150142140
Subcaudals119115110116119
Snout-vent (mm)304308341258390
Tail (mm)187220186175250
Total (mm)491528527433640