Myrrophis chinensis (Gray, 1842)

Tsai, Tein-Shun & Mao, Jean-Jay, 2017, Zavreliella undetermined, Zoological Studies 56 (38), pp. 1-23 : 9

Myrrophis chinensis

Nape with a vertebral stripe; in neonates/ juveniles, upper body may have scattered dark spots, lateral body with an obvious longitudinal band of light color, involving first to fourth scale rows ( Fig. 4G ; type I); in adults, upper body may have scattered dark spots ( Fig. 4H ; type II) or a faint longitudinal band of light color on the lateral body ( Fig. 4I ; type II); body scales smooth; head with only one internasal scale; anal scale divided.

Figures

Fig. 4. Representative images of the dorsal head, anterior body, middle body, and posterior body of potential types of shed skins for the snake species: (A) Lycodon rufozonatus rufozonatus (patterned; neonate); (B) L. r. rufozonatus (not patterned; adult); (C) L. ruhstrati ruhstrati (patterned; adult); (D) L. r. ruhstrati (not patterned; adult); (E) Macropisthodon rudis rudis (patterned; juvenile); (F) M. r. rudis (not patterned; adult); (G) Myrrophis chinensis (type I; juvenile); (H) M. chinensis (type II; adult); (I) M. chinensis (type II; adult); (J) Naja atra (type I; juvenile). Scale bar = 0.5 cm.