Rhinophis mendisi, Gower, 2020

Gower, David J., 2020, A new species of Rhinophis Hemprich, 1820 (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from southwestern Sri Lanka, Zootaxa 4810 (3), pp. 495-510 : 496

Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov.

Figs. 1–7 ; Tables 1–2

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Figures

FIGURE 1. Holotype of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. (MCZ 18037). Upper row head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal, lateral, ventral and lateral views. Lower row whole specimen in two views. Scale bar increments in mm.

FIGURE 2. Map of Sri Lanka showing type locality of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. (star), and localities of R. cf. mendisi (circles). Towns indicated by squares. Map on right is of area bound by rectangle on map on left. Highland areas abbreviated as: CH = Central Highlands; HP = Hunuwalakanda-Pettigata range; RM = Rakwana Massif.

FIGURE 3. Paratype MCZ 18034 of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. Upper row head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal, lateral, ventral and lateral views. Lower row whole specimen in two views. Scale bar increments in mm.

FIGURE 4. Paratype MCZ 18035 of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. Upper row head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal, lateral, ventral and lateral views. Lower row whole specimen in two views. Scale bar increments in mm.

FIGURE 5. Paratype MCZ 18038 of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. Upper row head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal, lateral, ventral and lateral views. Lower row whole specimen in two views. Scale bar increments in mm.

FIGURE 6. MCZ R-194641, referred specimen of Rhinophis mendisi sp. nov. Upper row head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal, lateral, ventral and lateral views. Lower row whole specimen in two views. Scale bar increments in mm.

FIGURE 7. Holotype of Rhinophis homolepis, ZMB 3827. Upper two images of whole specimen in two views. Lower six images of head (left) and tail (right) end in dorsal (upper), lateral (middle) and ventral (lower) views. Total length of specimen 223 mm.