Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii (Oshima, 1910)

Tsai, Tein-Shun & Mao, Jean-Jay, 2017, Zavreliella undetermined, Zoological Studies 56 (38), pp. 1-23 : 12

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii

Upper body of neonates/juveniles with prominent brown bands and occasionally longitudinal lines ( Fig. 5H ; type I), while upper body of adults with a pair of brown longitudinal lines and occasionally faint transverse bands or lines ( Fig. 5I ; type II); dorsal head with three distinct dark longitudinal stripes, including one middle stripe and two lateral stripes extending posteriorly from the eyes ( Figs. 5H, I ); body scales smooth; anal scale divided.

Figures

Fig. 5. Representative images of the dorsal head, anterior body, middle body, and posterior body of potential types of shed skins for the snake species: (A) Naja atra (type I; juvenile); (B) N. atra (type II; juvenile); (C) Oligodon chinensis (patterned-type I; juvenile; note that the leftmost panel [as patterned-type II] was from the posterior body region of an adult); (D) O. formosanus (patterned-type I; neonate); (E) O. formosanus (patterned-type II; adult); (F) O. formosanus (patterned-type II; adult; Orchid Is.); (G) O. ornatus (patterned; adult); (H) Oreocryptophis porphyraceus kawakamii (patterned-type I; juvenile); (I) O. p. kawakamii (patterned-type II; adult); (J) Ovophis makazayazaya (patterned; adult). Scale bar = 0.5 cm.