Macropisthodon rudis rudis, Zhao & Jiang, 1981

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Macropisthodon rudis rudis

Dorsal body of neonates/juveniles and 60% of adults with blotches or markings, variable in size, shape, and intensity of pigmentation ( Fig. 4E ), while that of other adults without obvious markings ( Fig. 4F ); upper head light brown in neonates/ juveniles or dark dirty brown in adults, may have a stripe extending posteriorly from the eye; sides of upper head light-colored; sides of ventrals of adults may be darkened; all dorsal body scales strongly keeled, keels darkened in adults; temporals keeled and spectacle separated from supralabials by suboculars; 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.