Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati

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

Lycodon ruhstrati ruhstrati

Back of upper head with or without a light band; dorsal body of neonates, juveniles, and 50% of adults with dark or grey cross bands ( Fig. 4C ), while that of other adults without markings ( Fig. 4D ); usually greater than 6 rows of body scales (on the flanks) smooth and others feebly keeled; anal scale entire.

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.