Ptyas mucosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tsai, Tein-Shun & Mao, Jean-Jay, 2017, Zavreliella undetermined, Zoological Studies 56 (38), pp. 1-23 : 15

Ptyas mucosa

In neonates/juveniles, anterior upper body with faint, light cross lines, and posterior upper body with dark cross bands or lines ( Fig. 7D ; type I); in adults, posterior upper body with longitudinal intermittent lines of darkened scale keels, and sides of ventrals darkened ( Fig. 7E ; type II); posterior body scales keeled around the vertebral line, and the keels darkened in adults; each side of head with 2-5 loreal scales; anal scale divided.

Figures

Fig. 7. Representative images of the dorsal head, anterior body, middle body, and posterior body of potential types of shed skins for the snake species: (A) Ptyas dhumnades (patterned-type II; adult); (B) P. korros (patterned; juvenile; note the faint, light scales arranged in a transverse row on the anterior body); (C) P. korros (not patterned; adult); (D) P. mucosa (patterned-type I; juvenile); (E) P. mucosa (patterned-type II; adult); (F) Python bivittatus bivittatus (patterned; adult); (G) Rhabdophis formosanus (patterned; adult); (H) R. swinhonis (patterned; adult); (I) Sibynophis chinensis chinensis (patterned; adult); (J) Sinomicrurus hatori (patterned; adult). Scale bar = 0.5 cm.