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amphibian-reptile-conservation.org t • Board of Directors Howard Craig Hassapakis ARC: Editor, Publisher, ARC: and Chairman of the Board Treasurer Clark, Jr USA Garcia and Associates, Franco Andreone Bruce Waldman of Directors, Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, ITALY University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA Virginia Commonwealth EGYPT Ted R Kahn KOREA Neotropical Conservation Foundation, USA Indraneil Das Peter Uetz Michael Hutchins Chair, Department of Conservation and Science, American Zoo and Aquarium Association [1990-2005] and former Executive Director/CEO, The Wildlife Society [2005-2012], USA former Director/William Suez University, USA Seoul National University, Madhava Meegaskumbura Adel Ibrahim & Associate Editor; USA University, MALAYSIA Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Walter R Erdelen Conway former Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); FRANCE Editor Craig Hassapakis Utah Valley University, USA Africa Issue Branch Port Elizabeth Museum, SOUTH AFRICA Bill Associate Editors Howard Erik Wild BRAZIL Belo Horizonte, Clark, Raul Diaz Jr Garcia and Associates, USA La Mayra Oyervides Sierra University, USA Branch Elizabeth Museum, SOUTH AFRICA Bill The University of Texas-Pan American, USA Port Copy Editor Ruthe Smith California, USA Editorial Board C Kenneth Dodd, University of Florida, USA Museo Regionale Virginia University, di Scienze Naturali, ITALY Seoul National University, Indraneil Das Peter Uetz Commonwealth Bruce Waldman Franco Andreone Jr USA Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Gunther Kohler Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, GERMANY Daesik Park MALAYSIA Kangwon National University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA MEXICO Aurelio Ramirez-Bautista Javier Sunyer Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua-Leon, MEXICO NICARAGUA Larry David Wilson Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Manuel Acevedo Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, HONDURAS GUATEMALA Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, HONDURAS Janeiro, Rafaqat Masroor Pakistan Museum of Natural History, PAKISTAN Zoological BRAZIL Port Elizabeth Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic EGYPT University of Nis, Institute SERBIA of Biology, Chinese Sciences, CHINA Academy BRAZIL J PERU Sanchez-Pacheco University of Toronto, of PERU Bill Branch Museum, SOUTH AFRICA Santiago Jianping Jiang Chengdu Cesar Aguilar Universidad de San Marcos, University, RUSSIA Adel Ibrahim Suez University, Federal Rio de Roman Nazarov Museum, Moscow State Romulo Romeu da Nobrega Alves Universidade Estadual da Parafba, Antonio Salas Environment and Sustainable Development, Caramaschi Museu Nacional, Universidade SOUTH KOREA Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ulisses University, Javier Alvar ado-Diaz Madhava Meegaskumbura Melissa Medina-Flores SOUTH KOREA CANADA Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Official journal website: 9(1) [Special Section]: 1-11 (e96) amphibian-reptile-conservation.org A new species of Andean Proctoporus (Squamata: lizard Gymnophthalmidae) from montane forest of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Peru ^uis Mamani, Noemi Goicoechea, and Juan Museo ? Historki Natural, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio cle Abad del Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Museo Nacional cle Cusco, Plaza de C Armas Chaparro s/n PERU (Paraninfo Universitario), Cusco, Ciencias Naturales-CSIC, C/ Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, SPAIN Abstract.—We describe a new species of lizard assigned to the genus Proctoporus from the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in the Department of Cusco (southeastern Peru) where it inhabits a montane forest region at an elevation between 2,760-2,800 m The new species is distinguishable from all other species of Proctoporus by a unique combination of morphometric, scalation, and color pattern characteristics Resumen — Describimos una nueva especie de lagartija asignada al genero Proctoporus, proveniente del Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu en el Departamento del Cusco (Sureste de Peru), habita la montanos entre los 2,760-2,800 m de altitud La nueva especie se distingue de todas las demas especies de Proctoporus por la combinacion unica de caracteres morfometricos, escamacion y caracteristicas en los patrones de coloracion region de bosques Key words Oriental Cordillera, Cusco, Peru, South America, Andean Proctoporus, Natural Protected Area, lizard, Cercosaurinae Palabras clave Cordillera Oriental, Cusco, Peru, America del Sur, Lagartija andina, Proctoporus, Area Natural Protegida, Cercosaurinae Citation: Mamani L, Goicoechea N, Chaparro JC 201 forest of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu A new species Picchu, Peru Amphibian & of Andean lizard Proctoporus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from montane Reptile Conservation 9(1) [Special Section]: 1-11 (e96) Copyright: © 2015 Mamani et al This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use for non-commercial and education purposes only, in any medium, provided the original author and the official and authorized publication sources are recognized and properly credited The official and authorized publication credit sources, which will be duly enforced, are as follows: official journal title Amphibian & Reptile Conservation', official journal website Received: 11 February 2015; Accepted: 27 April 2015; Published: 30 April Introduction 2015 tro viejo -Fisher, 2011); et al and P De la Riva 2013; P chasqui (Chavez guentheri (Boettger 1891); P lacertus cludes eleven species that occur in central and southern pachyurus Tschudi 1845; P sucullucu Doan and Castoe 2003; and P unsaacae Doan and Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina, and an addition- Castoe 2003 Three species, two unnamed species known from Peru (Doan et al 2005; Goicoechea et al 2012) These small, semi-fosso- and Gymnophthalmid lizards of the genus Proctoporus (Stejneger 1913); in- al rial lizards est, P and wet puna habitats along the eastern slopes of the central Doan 2003; The highest diversity of the genus Proctoporus occurs in Peru, which includes ten species: P bolivianus Werner 1910; P carabaya; P iri- toe 2003; descens; et al P kiziriani Correspondence 2005) Doan et al cies (Doan far bolivianus, and probably Peru et al 2013) et al 2005; Goicoechea 2012; Goicoe- et al 2013) and the description of several new spe- chea is P Taxonomic works published century include revisions (e.g., Doan and Castoe et al et al 2013) Goicoechea, Padial, Chaparro, Cas- guentheri, xestus, reaches northern Argentina in this Andes (Doan and Cas- P xestus (Uzzell 1969), occur in Bolivia and one, (Goicoechea occur in habitats characterized by cloud for- steppes, cacti, shrubs, P P 2005; Chavez et al 2011; Goicoechea However, the actual diversity of from known well, this genus and new species continue to be Email: luismamanic@ gmail.com (Corresponding author); n.goicoechear@ gmail.conr, )jchaparroauza@yahoo.com Amphib Reptile Conserv l April 2015 | Volume Number | | e96 Mamani known systematics were examined for areas Recent biological exploration in the southern Peru- pendix vian Cordillera Oriental of the Andes has revealed the existence of a the montane new species of gymnophthalmid area of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu and assigned to the raphy by spe- Methods 10% (2003) Drawings were based on the field notes and photog- coordinates were taken using 84 Results Proctoporus machupicchu sp nov formalin, and later transferred to urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:216381E4-4C4B-4C3C-99AE-0DCEFEC45352 museum storage The specimens were deposited at the Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad de ethanol for long-term (MHNC) life is LM Geographic datum WGS Halatal, fixed in Cusco Doan and Castoe a global positioning system (GPS) device and geodetic genus Proc- Specimens were collected by hand, euthanized with 70% Character definition and usage follow Uzzell Coloration in toporus Materials and 120 specimens (Ap- elaborate using a stereo microscope with camera lucida lizard in The I) (1970) and forest region within the national protected cies is described herein al (Table 1) used in previous studies on gymnophthalmid found as herpetological surveys are carried out in previously unexplored or poorly et in Peru Figures 1-3 Morphological data were ob- tained from preserved specimens of all known Proposed standard English name: species Machu of Proctoporus Because only two specimens (one adult Picchu Andean Lizard male and one juvenile) of Proctoporus cliasqui were ex, amined, we used data from Chavez et al Proposed standard Spanish name: (2011) Twenty- Machu Picchu Lagartija Andina de three qualitative and meristic morphological characters Table Measurements (mm) of three specimens of Proctoporus machupicchu sp nov and the addition of Fig G, specimen of subadult male not collected MHNC13373 MHNC13362 MHNC11815 Subadult male Adult female Adult female Subadult male Snout- vent length 20.80 41.20 46.70 < 28,80 Tail length 32.30 60.82 61.40 8.50 10.70 11.00 4.80 5.80 5.70 — — — 0 6 6 Characters (measurements Head length Head width Femoral pores 6-7 Supralabials Not collected (left-right) Loreal scale PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT PRESENT Supraoculars 3 3 Genials 6 Postparietals (Occipitals) 3 3 12 10 10 39 38 39 Transversal dorsal scale rows 23 22 24 — — Transversal ventral scale rows 10 10 10 10 Longitudinal dorsal scale rows 38 39 39 38 Longitudinal ventral scale rows 21 21 21 21 Lamellae under 4th finger 10 11 10 Lamellae under 4th toe 16 16 17 — — Postoculars 2 2 Superciliaries 4 4 Frontal 1.50 2.10 2.00 Frontonasal 1.50 1.95 2.10 Head length/Head width 1.77 1.84 1.93 1.12 1.48 1.31 1.00 1.08 0.95 Temporals Scales around Tail midbody length/SVL Frontal/frontonasal proportion Amphib Reptile Conserv G) (Fig mm) April — — — — — 2015 | Volume Number | | e96 A new species of Andean lizard Proctoporus A-B), adult female, MHNC 13362 (field number LM 834), Peru, Department of Cusco, Province Urubamba, District Machu Picchu, from Aobamba (13° 14' 17" S; 72° 33' 15" W), 2,760 m, collected by Luis Mamani, Frank P Condori, and Juan C Chaparro on 16 June 2013 Holotype: (Fig 1; A-C; ent six per hind limb (Fig G), absent in females; (17) preanal pores absent; (18) subdigital lamellae on toe 16-17; subdigital lamellae on finger overlapping MHNC LM 13373, field number male juveniles of the genus Proctoporus (Doan and Castoe 2005; Uzzell 1970) Proctoporus machupicchu can be distinguished rangular, keeled; (11) transverse of small lateral trals; subocular, a single, ated from Fig Holotype of Proctoporus Amphib Reptile Conserv machupicchu (MHNC urus, P iridescens It by having four the presence of a loreal scale and a nasolo- P P iridescens ) and nasoloreal can further be It first differenti- pachyurus by having three supraoculars not fused with first superciliary), verse dorsal scale rows (47-60 in P P pachy- and 38-39 trans- pachyurus); from P sucullucu by having a frontonasal scale equal in length to the frontal scale (frontonasal scale longer than the frontal scale in P sucullucu), and loreal scale not in contact with the supralabials (in contact in pres- 13362; other species of Proctoporus ) fused with superciliaries (four supraoculars in in both sexes; (15) anterior preanal plate scales paired; is by suture absent in six scales when all me- three pairs of genials in real suture (three supralabias, loreal scale, rows 21; (13) a continuous sescales separating dorsals from ven- (16) femoral pores present or not in males, (two in P iride- supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the first scales quad- made up of by the presence of can be distinguished from rows of dorsals 38-39; (14) posterior cloacal plate other species of the genus, except for dial contact (12) transverse ventral ries all scens, undivided scale; (8) four supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subocular; (9) three pairs of body orange with black blotches is undivided palpebral eye disc, a putative synapomorphy not expanded onto the dorsal surface of the head; (6) genials in medial contact; (10) dorsal cream or cream- All specimens of Proctoporus machupicchu have an with supralabi- made up of of head and pregular orange spots on the posterior margin of some scales, in Diagnosis: (1) Frontonasal length equal to the frontal length; (2) nasoloreal suture present in all specimens; postoculars two; (7) palpebral disc stripes; ventral surface blotches; venter black or dark gray with from supraoculars three; (5) superciliaries four, in adults; (20) region cream or orange, with or without irregular black 845, (Fig same data as holotype; MHNC 13513, adult female (field number LM 637, Fig D-F; C-D), Peru, Department of Cusco, Province Urubamba, District Machu Picchu, from Winaywayna (13° IF 33.72” S; 72° 32’ 18.66” W), 2,800 m, collected by Luis Mamani, Kateryne Pino, Alexander Pari, Andres Garcia, and Gerardo Ceballos on 11 September 2012 als; (4) body surfaces of head dark brown; lip irregularly yellow or or- E-F), immature male, (3) Loreal scale present, not in contact against V 10-11; (19) limbs limbs pentadactyl, digits clawed; (21) dorsal and lateral ange-cream Paratypes: when adpressed IV P from sucullucu); SVL41.2 mm) April 2015 Volume | Number | e96 | Mamani et al C) Head of the holotype of Proctoporus machupicchu (MHNC 13362), lateral, F) Paratype (MHNC 13373) lateral, dorsal, and ventral view of the head Scale bar mm Fig (A, B, P bolivianus by having frontonasal length equal to the Description bolivianus ); superciliary not fused with first ocular (fused in bolivianus ); from P P first P (0.9 unsaacae and in contact with supralabials in P lucu ); from P carabaya and P kiziriani supraocular not fused with the P carabaya and P kiziriani) P kiziriani)', from P lacertus ocular not fused with the first by having lacertus); from (present in scales P P P xestus by the lack of prefrontal scales P xestus); and from lack of prefrontal scales (present in ulars three (four in P chasqui ), both P rostral, nasals, anterior with frontonasal, first two su- sides), all in contact with superciliaries, third in contact with frontoparietal, parietal, and postocular; in- chasqui by the terparietal longer than wide, polygonal, in contact with frontoparietals anteriorly, with parietals laterally, chasqui), supraoc- and femoral pores absent in females (present in females of Amphib Reptile Conserv P P supralabials; first on the right anterior side), in contact with frontal, second and third supraoculars, parietals, and interparietal; supraoculars three, middle scale divided on the posterior corner (in contact with frontoparietals on xestus) and the existence of keeled dorsal (smooth in either side at the (right scale divided superciliary (fused in P and the presence of a loreal scale (absent in tall praoculars, and frontoparietals; frontoparietals polygonal supra- lacertus), on than frontal; prefrontals absent; frontal superciliaries, in contact carabaya first mm) stria- longer than wide, roughly polygonal, not in contact with first and limbs overlapping when P the supralabials most supraocular, and superciliary, (fused in first mm), meeting widest posteriorly, in contact with sucul- by having a adpressed against body (not overlapping in and P without lateral view, frontonasal longer than wide, equal in length with frontal, unsaacae and a pair of enlarged pregular scales in medial contact in head scales contact with frontonasal, nasals, and guentheri, loreal scale P mm; length 60.8 top of the supralabials, becoming higher medially, in not in contact with supralabials, and the absence of a pair of enlarged pregular scales in contact (present in P tail snout-vent tions or rugosities; rostral scale wider (1.9 guentheri by the absence of a series of continuous lateral ocelli, loreal scale mm, and ventral view; and (D, E, Adult female, smooth, rounded in dorsal and supra- unsaacae and of holotype: length (SVL) 41.2 frontal length (frontonasal longer than frontal scale in P dorsal, and with occipitals (or postparietals) posteriorly; parietals polygonal, lateral suture in contact with temporals and chasqui) April 201 | Volume Number | e96 A new species of Andean lizard Proctoporus V_jft Dorsal and ventral views of living specimens of Proctoporus machupicchu Figure female (MHNC 13513); and Amphib Reptile Conserv E-F inmature male (MHNC 13373); and A-B adult female (MHNC 13362); C-D adult G not collected of immature male showing femoral pores April 2015 Volume | Number | e96 Mamani et al TD’QtrW TBtDTCTW Legend Elevation 5700 - 6500 5000 - 5700 4300 - 5000 3600 - 4300 2800 - 3600 2100-2800 1400-2100 700-1400 0-700 7VWW TS'CftTW Figure and Map showing the distribution of Proctoporus species known from southeast of Peru, based on species listed in Appendix I in Uzzell (1970), Doan and Castoe Proctoporus machupicchu descens; blue pentagon, sp nov.; P kizirianv, (2003), Doan et blue triangle, red circle, P al (2005), Chavez bolivianus\ blue square, lacertus; red triangle, P circle, P chasquv, blue circle, P iri- unsaacae; and red pentagon et al (2013) P sucullucu one pair of chin infralabials laterally; shields, separated by four smaller median pregulars; eight gular and fronto- parietals; three occipitals, smaller than parietals, P Green and Goicoechea carabaya; red square, P and fourth postoculars, diagonally with temporals, posteriorly with occipitals, anteriorly with third supraoculars et al (2011), medial scale rows; small lateral neck round and smooth scales, pentagonal, smaller than the laterals Nasal divided, lon- Dorsal scales rectangular, longer than wide, juxtaposed, and second supralabi- slightly keeled, in thirty-nine transverse rows; twenty- ger than high, in contact with als; loreal first present, not in contact with the supralabials, in contact with nasal, first superciliary, superciliaries, first not fused three longitudinal dorsal scale and frenocular; four with the first ous two preoculars, upper in contact with the first superciliary and loreal scales, lower in contact with frenocular, and first subocular; frenocular roughly pentagonal, in contact with the second and third supralabials, lower preoculars, first subocular, and loreal scales; palpebral disc made up of a lars; two postoculars; temporals smooth, polygonal; four lateral scale series, smaller hidden in supraocular; rows lateral fold; at midbody; continu- than dorsals, and partially reduced scales at limb insertion re- gions present; twenty-two transverse ventral scale rows; ten longitudinal ventral scale rows at midbody; anterior preanal plate scales paired; six posterior preanal plate on the tail rectangular (fewer square), juxtaposed; dorsal and dorsolateral caudal scales slightly keeled anteriorly, smooth postescales, lateralmost scales small; scales single transparent scale; three subocu- riorly; ventrolateral caudal scales smooth; midventral supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subcaudal scales wider than the adjacent scales, almost mm) than long (1.05 mm), square, anteriormost midventral subcaudal scales subim- suboculars Mental wider (1.9 in contact with the first infralabial and postmental pos- teriorly; postmental single, pentagonal, in contact with the infralabials and the bricate Limbs pentadactyl; digits clawed; dorsal brachial scales polygonal, subequal in size, subimbricate, smooth; pair of genials; three roundish ventral brachial scales, subimbricate, smooth; pairs of genials in medial contact, anterior pair in con- dorsal antebrachial scales polygonal, subequal in size, tact first with the first and second first infralabials and in contact with the second on the on the smooth; ventral antebrachial scales polygonal, smaller right side left side; second than dorsals; dorsal of genials in contact with the third Amphib Reptile Conserv scales polygonal, smooth, subimbricate and arranged in three rows; palmar scales pair of genials in contact with the second and third infralabials; third pair manus small, rounded, and juxtaposed, domelike; dorsal scales April 2015 Volume | Number | e96 A new Figure Type locality of species of Andean lizard Proctoporus Proctoporus machupicchu: (A, C) Montane forest, (B) Urubamba River, (D) Habitat of Proctoporus machupicchu Photo: (6A-C) Luis Mamani; D (Javier Farfan) on fingers smooth, quadrangular, covering dorsal half of digit, I, and overhanging subdigital four on II, six on III, six on IV, two on and four on V; scales, same color as head same coloration as dor- coloring Dorsal surface of the trunk finger Lateral surface of trunk of the scales sum, fading to paler brown near venter Ventral surface on anterodorsal surface of thigh polygonal, smooth, of the trunk black with cream spots subimbricate; scales on posterior surface of thigh small, of each scale Color of limbs similar to body Dorsal rounded, and juxtaposed; scales on ventral surface of coloration like that of body; ventral surface of thigh small, enlarged, and smooth; femoral pores ab- brown with cream sent; preanal pores absent; scales on at posterior margin tail tail dark spots anterior surface of The crus polygonal, smooth, juxtaposed, decreasing in size Coloration in on anterodorsal surface of crus rounded, juxtaposed; scales on ventral surface of crus polygonal, enlarged, smooth, flat, and subimbricate; scales on dor- preservative, but with orange spots along the ventral sur- of toes polygonal, smooth; overhanging su- Variation: Scalation and morphometries of the paratypes distally; scales sal surface two on toe I, five on II, nine on III, twelve on IV, seven on V; subdigital lamellae single, four on toe I, eight on II, eleven on III, sixteen on IV, ten on when adpressed are similar to the holotype (Table females is similar to that in 1) The coloration in variable, the ventral surface of the head and brown and black spots In the sub-adult male the coloration in the ventral surface of the head and gular region is an intense orange and extends posteriorly to the ventral surface of lateral surfaces of head dark brown; ventral surface of head cream with clusters of light is gular region are orange and pale yellow with against the body Coloration in preservative: Dorsal and coloration face of the body pradigital lamellae, V; limbs overlapping life: the trunk and dark brown, and scales with black spots inside Gular region similar to the head, the ules in anterior side are light terior side are thick brown and Lip irregularly Amphib Reptile Conserv Etymology: The mac- on posbarred with cream specific epithet is an indeclinable word that refers to the distribution of the diffuse, new species in the Natural Protected Area of the Historic Sanctuary of April 201 | Volume Number | Ma- e96 | Mamani chu Picchu, in the Cordillera of Vilcanota, most important formations in the from Aobamba (type machupicchu represents an increase in the species richness within Proctoporus the knowledge of the actual species diversity of the genus is still limited (Doan and Castoe 2003; Goicoechea et al 2012) and some taxonomic problems still remain to be solved Some authors (Goicoechea et al 2012; Chavez et al 2011; Kohler and Lehr 2004) have related Peruvian species of Euspondylus (E caideni Kohler, E josyi Kohler, E nellycarrillae Kohler and Lehr, E oreades Chavez, Siu-Ting, Duran, and Venegas, E rahmi (De Grijs), E simonsii Boulenger, and E spinalis (Boulenger) with Proctoporus These species are found along central and southern Peru, overlapping with the distribution of Proctoporus and share with Proctoporus several derived one of the the description of Andes of southern Peru Distribution: Proctoporus machupicchu is known only Machu Picchu between With the addition of the new inside the Historic Sanctuary of 2,760-2,800 m (Fig 4) species, the genus Proctoporus contains 12 species Peru; six of lacertus, P from them ( Proctoporus guentheri, P kiziriani P machupicchu sp nov., P unsaacae, P sucul, lucu ) located in the Department of Cusco Habitat and ecology: Individuals were found during the day under rocks in the montane forest, slope, of the Cordillera Oriental of the of the eastern Andes P , and Winaywayna, both locality), et al features including the presence of an undivided palpe- (Fig 5) bral eye disc Recently, Conservation: The status of More this species is unknown to adequately assess et al (2012) found molecular evidence to place a species of Euspondylus herpetological surveys and population studies are needed Goicoechea E chasqui within Proctoporus, nevertheless, the phy- logenetic relationships of the remaining species of Pe- its status ruvian Euspondilus and Proctoporus remains uncertain On the Discussion P other hand, an additional species of Proctoporus, cephalolineatus, presumably exist in Venezuela This species was previously described as belonging to the morphology and coloration would place P machupicchu closer to P guentheri and P unsaacae but further incorporation of DNA sequences and morpho- Proctoporus luctuosus group (Garcfa-Perez and Yustiz, logical data should provide a better resolution to the po- when Similarities in 1995) Nevertheless, because the holotype and unique , sition of this new specimen of this species adpressed, Doan and cephalolineatus from the species within Proctoporus Although has limbs that not overlap P Schargel (2003) removed P luctuosus group and related Revised key to the genus Proctoporus Key to the Species of Proctoporus Castro viej o-Fisher, and De la from Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina (adapted from Goicoechea, Padial, Chaparro, Riva 2013) la Presence of prefrontals lb Absence of prefrontal scales Smooth dorsal scales, single large elongate subocular, presence of large spines 2a at the base of the sulcus spermaticus P 2b Keeled dorsal 3a Two pair of genial in 3b Three pair of genial in contact 4a Three supralabials anterior to the posteroventral angle of the subocular 4b Four supralabials anterior 5a Two 5b Four supraoculars 6a Venter uniformly dark or with dark stippling or mottling near lateral scale rows scales, several small subocular scales P xestus chasqui contact iridescens P to the posteroventral angle of the subocular P machupicchu to three supraoculars P 6b Venter clear yellow or orange without dark mottling 7a No 7b Continuous series of lateral pachyurus guentheri P continuous series of lateral ocelli ocelli P unsaacae 8a Frontonasal scale longer than frontal scale 8b Frontonasal scale equal in length to frontal scale 9a 9b 10 Limbs overlapping when adpressed Limbs not overlapping when adpressed sucullucu P P bolivianus 10a First supraocular not fused with first superciliary 10b First supraocular fused with 11a Absence of loreal first 11 superciliary P scale lib Presence of loreal scale Amphib Reptile Conserv April 201 | Volume carabaya P lacertus P kiziriani Number | e96 Two new species Systematics: We of the genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia mm, 520 mm, 560 mm, 540 mm, 650 mm); MNHN- redescribe Cylindrophis rujfus and C burmanus and describe two new species from Vietnam RA and Singapore, respectively, as follows: 7182, 1975.0073-74, 3280, 2007.2452 (formerly 3280A), mm), Cylindrophis ruffus (Laurenti 1768) 1, 8; Java, Indonesia Diagnosis: Cylindrophis rujfus Anguis ruffa Laurenti 1768: 71 (Figs (SVL 258 mm, 300 mm, 517 mm, 466 mm, 257 congeners by having the following characters: 19 all Table 2) midbody scale rows (vs isolepis, C lineatus, C Synonyms: 17 in C engkariensis; 21 in C maculatus, C yamdena; 23 in C aruensis, C opisthorhodus ), 186-197 ventrals (vs Cylindrophis resplendens Wagler 1828: pi 5, fig Type 275 locality, Java in C 233- melanotus; 201-225 in C burmanus), wide and constant bands encircling dark Cylindrophis rufa javanica Gray 1849: 112 Type locality, distinguished from is body (vs dorsum uniform black with no cross bands in C boulengeri:, narrow and Java on paler body in C burmanus), an interrupted and wide band on the nape (vs no ring on the nape in C boulengeri:, a complete and narrow ring encircling the nape in C burmanus) alternating bands Proposed standard English name: Red-Tailed Pipe- Snake Proposed standard Indonesian name: Ular Pipa Ekor Merah SVL 257-715 mm; Description of examined materials: Remarks: Here we accept the correction of the type locality made by Schlegel (1844) We have failed to find body elongate, rounded in cross section; head not distinct from neck, broadened and dorsoventrally flattened in the orbital and sagittal regions; snout rounded in dorsal and another species of Cylindrophis sympatric with C ruf- lateral view fus in Java among the specimens examined However the biogeographical range of C rujfus could extend beyond Java, e.g., Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia bing (1994: Table — see Stue- 1) the (14): MZB 1418, (SVL 715 mm), West Java, Indonesia; MZB 3816, 1433, (SVL 325 mm, 350 mm), Banten, Indonesia; MZB 300, 301, 304, 309, 1049, 2000, (SVL 580 mm, 550 body Comparison of some morphometric, scale rows, based on examined first and second supralabials ventrally; nostrils large; canthus rostralis weakly defined; prefrontal somewhat Burial, Bogor, Table visible with rostral anteriorly, with prefrontal dorsally, and tact Examined materials somewhat from a dorsal perspective with a conical apex; a single nasal, widely in contact behind the rostral, no internasals; nasals in conRostral shield large, larger than the frontal angular, and length and quadrangular; same as frontal large, tri- width; supraocular wide, its triangular, posteriorly wider; parietal small, triangular, meristic, and morphological characters of Cylindrophis species ” = Not applicable materials; “ — which have mid- 21 scale rows at midbody Character C isolepis in = 7) C lineatus (n = C maculatus C yamdena = 5) C jodiae sp = 11) C mirzae sp 2) (n = 33) Sri Lanka Yamdena Vietnam Singapore (n nov (« = nov (n 4) Location Jampea Borneo SVL (in mm) 320-500 540-713 262-378 500-610 146-656 220-693 21-23 20-21 19 or 20 21 21 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 19 19 16 or 17 17 15-18 17 or 18 217-225 215-218 195-208 179-193 182-196 196-217 5-6 6-8 4-6 5-7 4-7 4-7 0 0 1 1 Scale rows around neck Scale rows around midbody Scale rows around precloacal Mid ventral scales Subcaudals Frontal > prefrontal (1) or < (0) Pale band/ring on the nape present (1) or absent (0) Pale band/ring wide (1) or narrow (0) Pale band/ring complete (1) or dorsally 0 — — 0 0 1 — — — — — — — 1 1 0 — — — — — 1 interrupted (0) Crossbands on the back present (1) or absent (0) Crossbands complete (1) or interrupted Crossbands constant (1) or alternating Crossbands wide (1) or narrow (0) Amphib Reptile Conserv (0) — 38 — June 201 I Volume I Number I e98 Amarasinghe Fig Coloration of Cylindrophis ruffus in dorsal view, (B) view, (D) and (F) head in ventral view, (C) midbody in dorsal view, tail in MZB (E) al burmanus lectotype, BMNH 1940.3.3.1 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) midbody in dorsal view, (E) midbody in ventral view, and (F) tail in ventral view 1418 (A) head head et Fig Coloration of Cylindrophis in lateral midbody in ventral view, ventral view burmanus lectotype, BMNH 1940.3.3.1 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) tail in ventral view, (E) midbody in dorsal view, (F) midbody in ventral view Fig Scalation of Cylindrophis Amphib Reptile Conserv 39 June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia Fig Coloration of Cylindrophis jodiae sp nov holotype, Fig Coloration of Cylindrophis mirzae sp nov holotype, MNHN-RA MNHN-RA 3279 1911.0196 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) view, (E) midbody in ventral view, and (F) midbody view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) in dorsal midbody ventral view tail in Fig Scalation of Cylindrophis jodiae sp nov holotype, dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) lateral view, (F) Amphib Reptile Conserv body in dorsal (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral tail in in ventral view, MNHN-RA and (F) midbody tail in in dorsal view, (E) ventral view 1911.0196 (A) head in ventral view, (D) head in lateral view, (E) tail in and ventrolateral view 40 June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Amarasinghe its rear border pointed, bordered shield, upper posterior temporal by supraocular, frontal side, and unknown This specimen was presented third supralabial anteriorly, fourth supral- abial ventrally, and postocular posteriorly; a single small postocular, quadrangular, posteriorly wider, in 1940.3.3.1, (SVL 320 mm), collected from Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) by an unknown collector, collection date rounded; eye in broad contact with supraocular dorsally, prefrontal BMNH Lectotype (designated herein): of equal size as other dorso-nuchal and preocular absent; eye small, pupil loreal scales; is Proposed standard English name: Burmese Pipe-Snake shield, occipital shield, and two dorso-nuchal shields posteriorly on each the occipital shield et al Professor broad F.J BMNJi by to Meggitt, University College Rangoon museum registry) Although Smith cording to the (ac- (1943) contact with supraocular, anterior temporal, and fourth had several specimens supralabial; temporals 1+2, triangular; anterior temporal vided the measurement for only the largest specimen larger than posteriors; anterior temporal in contact with the series supraocular and both posterior temporal with parietal prehensive enough, and because of the fact that the Cyl- -6 supralabials ventrally; anterior temporal does not meet parietals Six supralabials, rd-5 th larger in size; first supralabi- indrophis population in dorsally, al in th ,h at his disposal at the time, he pro- Because the original description Myanmar may we recognized type specimen, contact with rostral anteriorly and nasal dorsally; not com- is more represent name with than one species, in order to stabilize the in here designate a BMNH 1940.3.3.1 as the lectotype second supralabial in contact with nasal and prefrontal dorsally, third supralabial in contact with prefrontal Paralectotypes eye dorsally, fourth supralabial in contact with the eye, postocular, and anterior temporal dorsally; fifth supra- with anterior and posterior temporals; labial in contact sixth supralabial in contact with lower posterior temporal dorsally and triangular; first infralabial pair larger presented by E.W Oates; with anterior chin shield posteriorly; six fralabials in total, -6 th th in contact 1940.3.3.2, Pyinmana, Upper Burma, collector and date unknown, st l -3 rd in contact with first BMNH presented by in- chin shield, F BMNH Wall; 1925.12.22.4, Sahmaw, Myitkyina District, Burma, collector and unknown, presented by F Wall; and probably ZMB with gular scales, and not touching the date Iskandar and Colijn 2002; indicated no justi- 3094 ones; a mental groove continues from the posterior tip of fication) All these paralectotypes share the the mental until the posterior chin shields ters as the lectotype Body slender; transverse dorsal scale rows (20-23)9 (17 — 18), all smooth, subcycloid, and weakly imbri— cate; vertebrals (SVL 256 nun), chin shields; anterior chin shields larger than posterior (SVL 280 1925.4.2.2, nun), Thandoung, Burma, collector and date unknown, than mental plate and in broad contact with each other, in contact (6): scales posteriorly body Mental small, BMNH (SVL 212 mm), collected from Rangoon, Burma by an unknown collector, presented by F.J Meggitt; BMNH 1908.6.23.3, (SVL 293 mm), Burma, collector and date unknown, presented by Major F Wall; BMNH 1891.11 26.28, (SVL 280 nun), and (fide and belong to the Diagnosis: Cylindrophis burmanus and midventrals undifferentiated from is same charac- same species distinguished from congeners by having the following characters: 19 all adjacent scales; 186-197 ventrals; cloacal plate divided, midbody scale precloacal undivided and triangular, aruensis C opisthorhodus; 21 in C isolepis, C linea- relative tail extremely short, TL (TL/total length) 1-2.9%, with a conical ro- bust and thick tip; 5-8 tus , C , rows (vs 17 in C engkariensis 23 hi C ; maculatus and C yamdena ), 201-225 ventrals , 233-275 in C melanotus 193-200 in C boulengeri; 186-197 in C rujfus), narrow and alternating bands on entire subcaudals (vs body (vs dorsum uniform black with no crossbands Coloration: All the examined specimens have a reddish paler brown back with wide and incomplete lighter bands encircling the body along dorsal surface from behind nape to tail, each band covering about two scales; head entirely in C boulengeri; wide, constant, dorsally interrupted darker, an incomplete, venter is divided See Fig for details nape 8) recorded from Java, Possible type locality band of coloration in mm; body Indonesia (Fig no ring on the (vs in C boulengeri; a wide, dorsally interrupted Description of lectotype: is complete encircling the nape hi C rujfus) stripes, preservative Distribution: Cylindrophis rujfus in C rujfus), a and narrow ring encircling the nape wide ring encircling the nape; the dark brown with regular, cream colored at midline bands encircling the dark body is distinct Batavia (now SVL 320 mm, tail length 10 elongate, rounded in cross-section; head not from neck, broadened and dorsoventrally flat- tened in the orbital and sagittal regions; snout rounded in Jakarta) in Indonesia (not Batavia in Suriname) dorsal and lateral view Rostral shield large, visible from above with a conical apex; a single nasal, widely hi contact behind the rostral, Cylindrophis burmanus Smith 1943 Cylindrophis rufus burmanus Smith 1943: 97 no intemasals; nasals (Figs 2, 3, 8; Tables labials ventrally; nostrils large; canthus rostralis 1, Amphib Reptile Conserv in contact with rostral anteriorly, with prefrontal dorsally, and the 2) 41 June 2015 I first and second supra- Volume I weakly Number I e98 Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia defined; prefrontal hexagonal, larger than frontal; frontal large, triangular, Cylindrophis jodiae sp nov Amarasinghe, and longer than width; supraocular gular, its rear border rounded, shield, shield, occipital urn:lskl:zoobank.org:act:2D375EF3-B484-49F6-8F19-C9D5B7CD0CCC and two dorso-nuchal shields posteriorly on each side, the occipital shield smaller than other scales; (Figs 4, 5, 8; Table 3) bordered by supraocular, upper posterior temporal frontal shield, Campbell & Hallermann eich, wide, triangular, wider posteriorly; parietal small, trian- In- Proposed standard English name: Jodi’s Pipe-Snake dorso-nuchal and preocular absent; eye small, pupil loreal from Annam, Central Vietnam, by the French bot- prefrontal and third supralabial anteriorly, fourth supral- lected and postocular posteriorly; a single large SVL col- Holotype: abial ventrally, MNHN-RA mm, rounded; eye in broad contact with supraocular dorsally, 1911.0196, 415 anist Philippe Eberhardt, without precise date, but before 1911 postocular, subtriangular, posteriorly narrow, in broad contact with supraocular, anterior temporal, upper pos- anterior temporal smaller than upper pos- all triangular; terior; anterior temporals, th Paratypes and fourth supralabial; temporals 1+2, terior temporal, collected in the and (SVL 265, supralabials ventrally; anterior tem- Five supralabials, th and largest in size; first MNHN-RA collected in Cochinchina, MNHN-RA and anterior temporal dorsally; mm), 375, 656 1935.0001, collected in Co- by Girard before 1885; (SVL 271 mm), collected in Cochinchina, southern Vietnam, by Rene Bourret before and eye dorsally; fourth supralabial in contact with eye, post- 1935; MNHN-RA (SVL 192 mm), 1974.1253, collect- ed in the area of Saigon, southern Vietnam, by Sergent fifth supralabial in contact with anterior and posterior temporals Mental small, mm), chinchina, southern Vietnam, second supralabial in contact with nasal and prefrontal dorsally; third supralabial in contact with prefrontal (SVL 1885.0098-99, supral- and nasal dorsally; abial in contact with rostral anteriorly ocular, 264, 146, 177 1885.0100-103, southern Vietnam, by Girard before 1885; poral does not meet parietals rd MNHN-RA gent Poilane before 1974; temporal in contact with both posterior th MNHN-RA 1974.1251, (SVL 391 mm), area of Saigon, southern Vietnam, by Ser- (10): Poilane before 1974; mm), triangular; first infralabial pair larger than mental plate and in broad contact with each other, in collected collection date BMNH 1920.1.20.2649, (SVL 345 from Long-Xuyen, Vietnam by F Lataste, unknown contact with anterior chin shield posteriorly; five infralabials in total, and th st l -3 rd in contact with in contact with gular scales, first chin shield, th Diagnosis: Cylindrophis jodiae from and not touching the all sp nov is distinguished congeners by having the following characters: chin shields; anterior chin shields larger than posterior 21 midbody scale rows ones; a mental groove continues from the posterior tip of C boulengeri C the mental until the posterior chin shields in C aruensis C opisthorhodus), Body all slender; transverse dorsal scale , 217-225 rows 19-19-17, C melanotus, C ruffus; 182-196 ventrals extremely short, relative in C isolepis ), 23 (vs wide and interrupted bands on body two series of large reddish-brown spots along the back, which are enclosed by a black network in C maculatus no bands and paler back in C yamdena) in C lineatus; 213 ventrals; cloacal plate divided, precloacal untail , the back (vs lateral and middorsal stripes along the and midventral scales undifferentiated from adjacent divided and triangular, burmanus , smooth, subcycloid, and weakly imbricate; vertebral scales; 17 in C engkariensis; 19 in (vs TL ; (TL/total length) 3.0%, with a conical thick and robust tip; Description of holotype: or (damaged) entire subcaudals Coloration: The lectotype (the largest specimen of the original syntypes) has a brown back with narrow and length 10.1 mm; body elongate midbody 23.8 head not al- An is mm), distinct adult, SVL 420 mm, (largest and colored bars See Fig for details of coloration in pre- tral, servative orly and prefrontal posteriorly, and the in dorsal and sagittal regions; snout lateral view Rostral shield large, visible from above with a conical apex; a single nasal, widely in contact behind the ros- no intemasals; nasals in contact with rostral anterifirst supralabials ventrally; the holotype has Variation of paralectotypes: mm; body trals scale rows 201-225; relative SVL range from 256-293 neck ranges from 17-19; venTL 1-2.9% from Myanmar is its and second right nasal which is an anomaly; nostrils large; canthus rostralis weakly defined; prefrontals slightly larger than the frontal, and pentagonal; frontal small, triangular, and same length as its width (length 3.8 mm, width 3.7 mm), equal or somewhat smaller than supraocular; supraocular wide, subtriin contact with the left prefrontal at Distribution: Cylindrophis burmanus at from neck, broadened and dorsoven- trally flattened in the orbital rounded body diameter flattened laterally in cross section; from behind nape to tail, each stripe covering about half of one scale; head entirely dark, a complete, narrow ring encircling the nape; the venter is brown with regular, mottled cream ternating white stripes along dorsal surface tail only reported (Fig 8) by a point, angular, wider posteriorly; parietals smaller than frontal Amphib Reptile Conserv 42 June 201 I Volume I Number I e98 Amarasinghe et al Fig Scalation of Cylindrophis mirzae sp nov holotype, view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) view, (F) which are in large body in dorsal view, (G) tail in body MNHN-RA 3279 (A) head in dorsal ventral view, (D) head in lateral view, (E) tail in lateral in ventral view median oblique contact oriented from and dorsally; third supralabial in contact with prefrontal right to left antero-posteriorly, subtriangular, their rear eye dorsally; fourth supralabial in contact with the eye, border bluntly pointed, bordered by supraoculars, frontal postocular, and anterior temporal dorsally; fifth supral- shield, upper posterior temporal and two dorso-nuchal shields posteriorly on each the occipital shield of the same and posterior temporals abial in contact with anterior shields, occipital shield, dorsally and side, body Mental small, size as other dorso-nuchal scales posteriorly triangular; first infralabial pair larger scales; left parietal in larger contact than the right (just a than mental plate and in broad contact with each other; point) with the frontal; loreal and preocular absent; eye small (diameter 1.8 mm), pupil rounded; eye in broad st infralabials in contact with anterior chin shield poste- riorly; five infralabials in total, st l -3 rd in contact with first contact with supraocular dorsally, prefrontal and third chin shield, th and th in contact with gular scales and supralabial antero-ventrally, fourth supralabial ventrally, not touching the chin shields; anterior chin shields larger and postocular posteriorly; a single postocular, quadran- than posterior ones; a mental groove continues from the gular, posteriorly roundish and wider, in broad contact posterior tip of the mental until the posterior chin shields Body body scale rows 21-21-17, all smooth, subcycloid, and weakly imbricate; vertebral and midventral scales undifferentiated from adjacent with supraocular, anterior temporal, and narrow contact with fourth supralabial; temporals 1+2, triangular; anterior temporal larger than posteriors; anterior temporal in contact with supraocular and posterior temporal dorsally, th and th scales; slender; transverse 188 ventrals; cloacal plate divided, precloacal un- divided and triangular; supralabials ventrally, anterior temporal does not meet parietal on both sides; upper posterior temporal tail extremely short, relative TL (TL/total length) 2.5%, with a conical robust and thick lower posterior temporal Five supralabials, rd-5 th larger in size; first supral- slightly larger than tip, and six paired subcaudals and nasal dorsally; Coloration: The holotype has a dark brown back with second supralabial in contact with nasal and prefrontal wide and interrupted white bands along dorsal surface abial in contact with rostral anteriorly Amphib Reptile Conserv 43 June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Two new species from behind nape scales; head to brown with bars, divided at midline regular, SVL range MNHN-RA See Fig for that there MNHN-RA MNHN-RA 1885.0103 rd (3 having examined these specimens, may be many more species in existence in from 146-656 nun, Cylindrophis mirzae sp nov Amarasinghe, 1885.0100 (2 nd di- divided); relative TL In- Campbell & Hallermann eich, body scale rows at one scale prior to precloacal ranges from 16-18; ventrals 182-196; subcaudals 4-6; all the vided), after Cambodia and Thailand 1885.0102-3, 1974.1253 are juveniles; subcaudals entire except seems now, it of coloration in preservative Variation of paratypes: but much closely related to this new species, however for the moment we exclude these specimens as Thailand are an incomplete, wide band en- circling the nape; the venter is dark details genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia each band covering about two tail, entirely dark, cream colored of the (Figs 6, 7, 8; Table 3) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:D0BBDECC-22AE-4D9A-AEF4-2BAlF9C115A0 Proposed standard English name: Mirza’s Pipe-Snake 0-3 3% Proposed standard Indonesian name: Ular Pipa Mirza Etymology: The species epithet is an eponym latinized as a noun in the genitive singular, honoring Dr Jodi Rowley for her generous friendship, and remarkable contributions and expeditions assessing amphibian decline due to various diseases, conservation status, and in documenting amphibian biodiversity Jodi Rowley is an Australian herpetologist She has conducted amphibian research in Southeast Asia, mainly in Vietnam Currently ed at MNHN-RA (SVL 419 mm), collect- Singapore, by Joseph Fortune Theodore Eydoux Holotype: 3279, (1802-1841), certainly during the expedition on the vessel La Favorite (1829-1832) Paratypes (3): BMNH 1847.2.9.23, (SVL 693 mm), col- List from Singapore, by A.F Gardiner, collection date unknown; BMNH 1938.9.8.1, (SVL 580 mm), collected from Singapore, by Dr A.G.H Smart (Assistant Medical Authority and the co-chair for Mainland Southeast Asia Advisor, Colonial Office S.W.I.), presented by Dr H.B she a co-ordinator of Australian is Institute, a member of IUCN of the the Museum lected Research IUCN Amphibian Red Newham (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Med- Species Survival Commission Amphibian unknown; BMNH 1880.9.10.23, (SVL 298 mm), collected from Singapore, collector and the date unknown, presented by Dr Dennis icine), collection date Specialist Group Distribution: The Vietnam (Fig 8) new species is only reported from The specimens from Cambodia and INDIA LAOS C h nr mantis Myanmar (Burma) THAILAND U, PHILIPPINES CAMBODIA C maculattis Sri Lanka s Malays) a C lineattis Sarawak C C rmrzae sp no; -^Singapore metanotus Sulawesi / C engkariansis Sarawak I BORNEO SUMATRA } C aruensis Da mar Is I&olapis^ c btmlongarl Jampea Is Wetar Is C V A C ruttus Java C cpisfftorftoch* Lsw*r Sunda C aruensis Aru C v Is ? ymmdvnm Yamtiena is Fig Current distribution pattern of the genus Cylindrophis Amphib Reptile Conserv 44 June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Amarasinghe Diagnosis: Cylindrophis mirzae trom sp nov is 21 midbody scale rows (vs 17 in C engkariensis burmcmus, C boulengeri, C lighter rings encircling the dark terior parts of the body C isolepis and C 23 and with anterior chin shield posteriorly; six infralrd th abials in total, l -3 in contact with first chin shield, - narrow and completed th in contact with gular scales but not touching the chin body at anterior yamdena; lateral other, st and pos- no bands on the paler back (vs and middorsal shields; anterior chin shields larger than posterior ones; a mental groove continues in Body two series of large redback, which are enclosed by a black network in C maculatus) 213 slender; transverse ventrals; cloacal plate divided, precloacal undivided and triangular; Description of holotype: An adult, length 10.0 mm; body elongate midbody 14.6 distinct is mm), rounded SVL 419 mm, in cross section; at head not from neck, broadened and dorsoventrally tail extremely short, relative TL (TL/total length) 2.3%, with a conical robust and thick tail body diameter (largest of the tip body scale rows 19-21-18, all smooth, subcycloid, and weakly imbricate; vertebrals and midventrals undifferentiated from adjacent scales; in C jodiae sp nov.; dish-brown spots along the from the posterior mental until the posterior chin shields stripes along the body in C lineatus ; wide and interrupted bands on the back large, triangular; first infralabial pair slightly smaller than mental plate and in narrow contact with each 19 in ; C melanotus, C ruffiis; in C aruensis, C opisthorhodus), al Mental distinguished congeners by having the following characters: all et three entire, the following divided subcaudals, the first and the entire again last one tip; five flat- tened in the orbital and sagittal regions; snout blunt in Coloration: The holotype has a brown back with narrow dorsal and lateral view and completed Rostral shield small, slightly visible from above with a conical apex; a single nasal, widely in contact second supralabials ventrally; tralis mm), 3.1 and regular, mm and width some divided stripes, SVL Variation of paratypes: and with the same length as width, at midline range from 298-693 ventrals 196-217; six subcaudals in tive all mm; paratypes; rela- TL 0-3.3% mm and width 2.3 mm), triangular, posEtymology: The species as a noun in the genitive teriorly wider; parietals equal in size to frontal, subtriangular, their rear border rounded, bordered by supraocular, upper posterior temporal epithet an eponym latinized is singular, honouring Dr Mirza shield, occipital Kusrini for her generous friendship and support, for her and two dorso-nuchal shields posteriorly on each dedication and important contributions to herpetological frontal shield, shield, dark brown with See Fig for details of coloration in preservative equal or somewhat larger than supraocular; supraocular wide (length 2.6 cream colored is larger than the frontal, frontal large (length 2.7 triangular, first tail, ring encircling the nape; the venter nostrils large; canthus ros- weakly defined; prefrontals and quadrangular; and the to ing about one scale; head lighter, an incomplete, narrow behind the rostral, no intemasals; nasals in contact with rostral anteriorly, with prefrontal posteriorly, from behind nape dorsal surface body along each band cover- lighter rings encircling the side, the occipital shield is of same size as other dorso- conservation and ecology in Indonesia Mirza Kusrini nuchal scales; loreal absent; no preocular; eye small (diameter mm), an Indonesian herpetologist and currently she pupil rounded; eye in broad contact turer at with supraocular dorsally, prefrontal and third supralabial anteriorly, Bogor Agricultural steering committee a lec- is University, Indonesia and a member of IUCN Commission Amphibian fourth supralabial ventrally, and postocular is Species Survival Specialist Group posteriorly; a single postocular, trapezoidal, posteriorly Distribution: The wider, in broad contact with supraocular, anterior temporal, and wide contact with fourth supralabial ventrally; temporals 1+2, subtriangular; anterior temporal from Singapore new species is evidently recorded (Fig 8) much larger than posteriors; anterior temporal in contact with Discussion supraocular and upper posterior temporal dorsally, lower posterior temporal posteriorly, th and th supralabials ventrally; anterior temporal well separated etal from the Although, pari- by the supraoculars and the upper posterior temporal Six supralabials, ing the eye; riorly first rd and th larger in size ruffa has been confirmed that the types of Anguis and Cylindrophis resplendens are (fide Schlegel 1844) The International logical in contact of a neotype contact with prefrontal and eye postero-dorsally, fourth However, we have decided not supralabial in contact with the eye, postocular, and an- due temporal dorsally; anterior fifth supralabial in is Java Code of Zoo- in order to stabilize the taxonomic to undertake status such action to the following reasons: (1) our available samples and 19 midbody scale rows) from other Sundaic Islands and Peninsular Malaysia (including specimens mentioned scales posteriorly Amphib Reptile Conserv now sixth su- pralabial in contact with posterior temporals dorsally body is from Java were too small (n = 14), (2) we have not yet compared the C cf ruffiis populations (which also have contact with and lower posterior temporal dorsally; it Nomenclature (ICZN) supports the designation with nasal and prefrontal dorsally, third supralabial in terior lost, clear that the type locality of Cylindrophis rujfns and touch- supralabial in contact with rostral ante- and nasal dorsally; second supralabial it 45 June 2015 I Volume I Number I by e98 Two new species of the Fig Coloration of Cylindrophis aruensis syntype genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia BMNH Fig 10 Coloration of Cylindrophis boulengeri 1946.1.16.72 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) body in ventral view, and (F) midbody tail in dorsal view, (E) head mid- view, (D) and (F) in ventral view Fig 11 Coloration of Cylindrophis engkariensis holotype ZRC in lateral view, (D) in ventral view, and (F) midbody tail in Stuebing 1994), and (3) adult specimen ples to support in dorsal view, (E) head midbody tail in DNA sam- lateral midbody in ventral view, ventral view midbody in number of not found a preserved designation as a neotype dorsal view, (E) in dorsal view, (B) and (F) from Jakarta with associated tail in view, (D) ventral view we have midbody in 5284 (A) head in ventral view, (C) head in MZB Fig 12 Coloration of Cylindrophis isolepis 8821 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in dorsal view, (B) MZB 1926 (A) head in ventral view, (C) head in dorsal view, (E) lateral midbody in ventral view, ventral view ventrals, and coloration, we include C ruf- fus and C burmanus in the morphological group which We believe it has 19 middorsal scale rows However DNA Taylor’s (1965) specimen of “ Cylindrophis rujfus rujfus ” from Thailand samples are available to solve the taxonomic issues men- and the populations from Thailand and Cambodia might would be tioned in its better to designate a number specimen of which either represent an undescribed species or represent C (2) above Based on morphological and meristic characters, particularly the number of dorsal scale rows at midbody, Amphib Reptile Conserv which is distributed in Vietnam Howwe defer from attempting to answer such questions jodiae ever, 46 sp nov June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Amarasinghe Fig 13 Coloration of Cylindrophis lineatus holotype BMNH Fig 1946.1.16.5 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) body in ventral view, and (F) midbody tail in dorsal view, (E) head mid- and (F) midbody in dorsal view, tail in we (E) 14 Coloration MZB of in lateral view, (D) in ventral view, maculatus Cylindrophis and (F) midbody in dorsal view, (E) BMNH midbody ventral view tail in Fig 16 Coloration of Cylindrophis opisthorhodus 2999 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in lateral view, (D) al 1962.861 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) in ventral view Fig 15 Coloration of Cylindrophis melanotus et MZB 1515 (A) head in dorsal view, (B) head in ventral view, (C) head in midbody in ventral view, lateral view, ventral view tral (D) midbody in dorsal view, (E) midbody in ven- view, and (F) tail in ventral view may be believe such questions should be addressed is probable that C mirzae with the support of molecular evidence and with the in some comparison involving large samples from each of the Appendix below) It seems also that Cylindrophis melanotus might be a species complex or at least consisting of two cryptic species (note the wide range of ventrals: 233-275) Although, the taxonomy of the genus Cylindrophis should be examined critically with larger samples and with the because representative countries sp nov We in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo because the available samples from those locations were too small, thus we have voluntarily excluded those areas from our study Amphib Reptile Conserv Sumatra (e.g., C cf distributed mirzae specimen listed in did not compare C mirzae from Singapore with the populations parts of sp nov It 47 June 2015 Volume I I Number I e98 Two new species of the genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia logical Research 4: 37—41 Ahl E 1933 Ergebnisse der Celebes und Halmahera Ex- pedition Heinrich 1930-32 Reptilienund Amphibien Mitteilung aus dem Zoologischen Museum Journal 577-583 19: WT Blanford 1881 On a collection of reptiles and frogs from Singapore Proceedings of Zoological Society London 1881: 215-226 Boulenger GA 888 An account of the Reptilia obtained chiefly Burma, north of Tenasserim, by M in L Fea, of the Genova Civic Museum Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genova 2: 593-604 Boulenger GA 1893 Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) Taylor London, United Kingdom 382 p Boulenger GA 1896 Descriptions of new & Francis, and reptiles by Mr Alfred Everett in Celebes and Jampea Annals and Magazine of Natural History batrachians obtained 6: Fig 17 Coloration of Cylindrophis R1 12252 (A) head head in dorsal view, (B) in lateral view, (D) in ventral view, yamdena holotype and (F) midbody tail in head Boulenger GA 1897 List of the WAM reptiles and batrachians by Mr Alfred Everett in Lombok, Flores, Sumba and Saru, with descriptions of new species Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6: 503-509 collected in ventral view, (C) in dorsal view, (E) 62-64 midbody ventral view Boulenger GA 1920 Descriptions of four new snakes support of molecular analyses (especially for the species in the collection of the British which have 19 and 21 midbody scale rows), we have described the above two new species due to their clear morphological differences and because of their biogeographically isolation from all other known taxa Magazine of Natural History 9: Museum Annals and 108-111 Cundall D, Wallach V, Rossman DA 1993 The systematic relationships of the snake genus Anomochi- Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 109: lus 275-299 Acknowledgments —We thank Das the Ministry of Re- I, Maklarin L, Kelvin KPL, Tan HH 2008 New Spe- of Anomochilus from Borneo (Squamata: Ano- cies search and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia mochilidae) Journal of Herpetology 42: 584-591 (RISTEK), S Wahyono and L Shalahuddin for coordinating and granting research permissions to AATA; the staff members of LIPI-MZB including A Hamidy, Syaripudin, and W Trilaksana for facilitating in-house study of specimens; Robert Stuebing and Kelvin Lim (Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) for kindly de Lang R 201 The Snakes of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara), Indonesia Asian Herpetological Research 2: 46-54 de Lang R 2013 The Snakes of the Moluccas (Maluku), Indonesia A Guide to the Land and Non-Marine sending the photos of Cylindrophis engkariensis type; Aquatic Snakes of the Moluccas with Identification Key Edition Chimaira: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ruchira Somaweera and Paul Doughty (Western Austra- 417 lian Museum) examining and sending photos for kindly p PER A and Gemot Vogel for kind Colored Atlas of Some Vertebrates from Ceylon.Volume (Serpentoid Reptilia) comments, and data issued from his specimen examination We wish to thank M Hoogmoed Colombo National Museums, Sri Lanka 121 p Deuve J 1970 Serpents du Laos Memoires de V Office of Cylindrophis yamdena ; Deraniyagala support, valuable and E Dondorp (RMNH, lections under their care 1955 Leiden) for data about the col- de We N.K Amaras- Mer, Paris 39: 251 for their kind support, Dowling, HG 1951 also thank inghe and the staff of RCCC-UI and Howard O Clark, Jr for excellent graphic design of la Recherche Scientifique A et Technique d’Outre- proposed standard system of thank Van Wallach, Olivier counting ventral scales in snakes British Journal of Herpetology 1: 97-99 Pauwels, and Gernot Vogel for reviewing the manuscript Dowling HG, Jenner JV 1988 Snakes of Burma: Check- the manuscript Finally, and their valuable we comments list of reported species and bibliography Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 76: 19 Geissler Literature Cited New Adler K, Zhao E, Darevsky pipe snake IS 1992 First records of the Nguyen TQ, Poyarkov NA, Bohme W 2011 records of snakes from Cat Tien 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of Herpetology J University of waters Species of Cylindrophis (Ser- Kansas Science Bulletin 45: 609-1,096 II Uetz 9: 1-79 Roux A new pentes: Cylindrophiidae) Edition, Stockholm, McDowell SB p from Sarawak, Western Borneo Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 42: 967-973 Taylor EH 1965 The serpents of Thailand and adjacent Editio decima, Refonnata Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae th Lanka 297 of Sri Lanka, Colombo, P, Hallermann J 2014 The Reptile Database Avail- able: http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/ [Accessed: 01 September 2014] 1911 Elbert-Sunda-Expedition des Frankfurt- er Vereins fur Geographic und Statistik Wagler JG 1828 Descriptiones Reptilien und Amphibien Zoologische Jahrbilcher, Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere Tres partes tabulis Cotta, Munchen, and Tubingen, Germany 29 p Wagler JG 1830 Naturliches System der Amphibien, Stuttgart, (Jena) 30: 495-508 MH cum XXXVI Amphibiorum et icones 2014 Standard Symbolic mit vorangehender Classification der Sdugetiere und Codes for Institutional Resource Collections in Herpetology and Ichthyology : An Online Reference, Version 5.0 (22 September 2014) American Society of Vogel Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie 1.0 Sabaj Perez Ichthyologists (Editor) & Herpetologists, Washington, Cotta, DC, and Tubingen, Germany CRC Schlegel H 1844 Abbildungen neuer oder unvollstdn- dem J 2014 Snakes of the A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Florida, USA World: dig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder Stuttgart, 354 p Wallach V, Williams KL, Boundy USA Appendix Munchen, 1,237 p Comparative materials examined Cylindrophis aruensis Boulenger, 1920 (Fig 9) Island, Indonesia: MZB MZB Indonesia: BMNH 1946.1.16.72-73 (syntypes); Dainmer 305 Cylindrophis boulengeri Roux, 1911 (Fig 10) (holotype), -Aru Island, - Ilwaki, Wetar Island, Barat Daya, Maluku, Indonesia: 5243, 5284; Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia (doubtful location): Cylindrophis engkariensis Stuebing, 1994 (Fig 11) -Nanga Cylindrophis isolepis Boulenger, 1896 (Fig 12) - Jampea 1946.1.1.47 (holotype); Amphib Reptile Conserv MZB 299A-B, MZB Segerak, Sarawak, Malaysia: Island, Selayar, SMF 16996 314 ZRC 8821 (holotype) South Sulawesi, Indonesia: BMNH 1926, 3149, 3365-66 49 June 2015 | Volume Number | e98 | Two new Appendix species of the genus Cylindrophis from Southeast Asia (continued) - Trapeang-Chan, Cambodia: MNHN-RA 1970.0411-13; Snoc Trou, Cambodia: MNHNRA 1963.0713; Trabeang Thum lake, Choam Khsant, Cambodia: MNHN-RA 2010.0909; Ban Chao Samran, Muang District, Thailand: MNHN-RA 1998.0576; Ban Pong, Thailand: MNHN-RA 1999.7634; Ban Bang Ba, Muang District, Phang Nga Province, Thailand: MNHN-RA 1997.6582; Bangkok, Thailand: MNHN-RA 3281; Thailand: BMNH Cylindrophis cf jodiae 1865.4.28.17, 1897.10.8.18, 1947.1.1.8, 1969.324, 1969.819, 1969.1693, 1987.1723-24 Cylindrophis lineatus Blanford, 1881 (Fig - 13) BMNH Singapore: 1946.1.16.5 (holotype); Borneo: BMNH 1901.5.17.1 Cylindrophis maculatus Linnaeus, 1758 (Fig 14) - Sri Lanka: BMNH 1962.861, 1892.11.3.3, 1969.2755, 1968.77, 1905.3.25.76-81, 1894.9.11.5-7, 1845.8.7.5, 1897.10.20.18, 1931.5.13.1-5, 1915.5.3.1, 1930.5.8.48, 1930.5.8.51, 1930.5.8.50, 1930.5.8.49, 1930.5.8.52, 1962.254, 1964.1632-1633, 1964.1687; Cylindrophis melanotus Wagler, 1830 (Fig 15) - Dumoga West, North MNHN-RA 3282-83 Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 3246; Manado, MNHN-RA 5779, 1999.8281; Rantepao, North Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 3826; Majene, West Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 310; Lindu Lake, Tornado, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 1553, 3621; Butung Island, South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 2834, 2999; Tinanggea, South Konawe, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 4567; Tinukari, Wawo, North Kolaka, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia: MZB 4568; Halmaheira (=Halmahera), Indonesia: ZMB 34313 (holotype of Cylindrophis heinrichi Sulawesi, Indonesia: MNHN-RA North Sulawesi, Indonesia: ); 3278, 7180, 7180A Cylindrophis cf MNHN-RA mirzae - Sumatra: 1884.0115 Cylindrophis opisthorhodus Boulenger, 1897 (Fig 16) - Lombok, Ruteng, Watu, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: 1515; Ndao Nuse, West Cylindrophis Rote, Rote Ndao, East yamdena Smith & Sidik, 1998 MZB Nusa Tenggara, (Fig 17) Indonesia: BMNH 1286; Flores, East Indonesia: - Yamdena MZB 1946.1.16.148-149 (syntypes); Nusa Tenggara, MZB Indonesia: 1532 Island, Indonesia: WAM R1 12252 (holotype), 109947, 109971-72, 109980 A A Thasun Amarasinghe is an Indonesian resident and herpetologist with a special and processes of speciation He has been carrying out since 2005, mainly focussing reptile taxonomy work on the following geographic regions: Sri in interest in the patterns South and Southeast Asia Lanka, India, Andaman/Nicobar, and He is the editor-in-chief of TAPROBANICA the Journal of Asian Biodiversity (ISSN: 1800-427X) which is now regarded as a leading journal for biodiversity and conservation in the tropical Asian region As a conservationist, he has a strong commitment to furthering the IUCN’s vision and mission He is a commission member of the following IUCN committees: CEM South East Asia including thematic groups and the IUCN Species Survival Commission (Amphibian Specialist Group and Crocodile Specialist Group) He is currently Indonesia a research scientist at the Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia Patrick D Campbell R is a British citizen and Senior Curator of Reptiles, managing over an estimated 174,000 Museum (London) at which he has been employed for almost 30 He is interested in collection management, reptile taxonomy, and the processes of speciation He has car- herpetology specimens in the Natural History years ried out herpetological fieldwork recently in Kenya and the French Guiana and is also interested in the reptilian fauna of South and Southeast Asia, mainly focussing on the countries of Sri Lanka, India, Andaman/Nicobar, BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club) advanced trained professional diver and dive instructor, he on various expeditions including the RAF lead Benthic Orchid III examining the effect of the 2004 and Indonesia As a has dived Tsunami in the Similan Islands Thailand, conducting in Spain, conducting marine biological surveys underwater surveys for the burrowing in the Cliffe Lagoons/Portland Harbour starfish Astropecten UK sifting and identify- ing macro invertebrate samples, and investigating shallow subtitle hydrothermal vents off the Greek island of Milos He has lead various collection improvement projects at the tion Storage Amphib Reptile Conserv Improvement museum including the recent CSIP (Collec- Project) Wildebeest project involving over 20,000 specimens 50 June 2015 Volume | Number | e98 | Amarasinghe Jakob Hallermann et al Hamburg, and then completed his Ph.D in 1994 at the University of Tubingen focussing on the morphology of the Iguanian nose including a phylogenetic analysis After two years as a volunteer at the Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, he became the curator of the herpetological collection of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (now Centre of Natural History, Cenak) His scientific interests are systematics, biogeography, speciation, and the comparative anatomy of herpetofauna Since 1997 his research focus has shifted to the South and Southeast Asian herpetofauna He has described many new species of the agamid lizard genera Calotes, Pseudocalotes, and Bronchocela Currently, he is conducting research on the phylogeny of the African house snake genus Boaedon studied biology at the Universities of Tubingen and Irvan Sidik was born H Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia Irvan obtained an M.Sc in the field of phythe Institute Technology of Bandung Since 1992 Irvan has been working as a staff researcher in logenetics at in the laboratory of herpetology at the in the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Cibinong Science Center Beginning as an auxiliary field survey researcher, and then as a local CITES became interested and developed a great interest in the snakes of the region of Sundaland Irvan has continued with more scholarly work on the mountainous areas of the western part of Indonesia Irvan’s research is based on museum collections of specimens and field research in Indonesia’s regions mentioned above Irvan ficer, Irvan has been involved in several international research collaborations, and of Texas at Arlington, sia (CITES appendices the reed snake genera v K is currently working with the University USA on research of amphibians and reptiles in the mountains of Java and Sumatra Irvan has published on the herpetofauna of Kalimantan and his , of- I, II, and III) Calamaria for first book was about snakes written in Indonesian Currently, Irvan his Ph.D at the University is that are traded in Indone- studying the phylogeography of of Brawijaya, Malang Jatna Supriatna is the chairman of Research Centre for Climate Change, University of Indonesia Jatna is one of the leading research biologists, primatologists, and conservationists in Indonesia He serves as a senior lecturer of the Biology Department, and a coordinator for the Graduate Program on Conservation Biology of He has practiced as an editor for many international journals In 2007 he was aschairman of the IUCN/SSC PSG South East Asia He served on several assignments including the University of Indonesia K tv signed as the those for the government of Indonesia the National Research Council, the Steering Committee on Biodiversity : Action Plan (Ministry of Planning), and the Biodiversity Taskforce (Ministry of Research & Technology) For he received the Golden Ark Award (1999) from his royal highness Prince of Berhard of the Netherlands He also has received “the Habibie Award” (1999) from the Indonesian president his dedication to conservation, He has published ten books, mostly on Indonesia’s biodiversity conservation, as well as over 100 research ticles in journals ar- such as Science Nature, Conservation Biology, Primates, Evolution, Primate Conservation, , Herpetologica, and others Ivan Ineich ciation He is a French herpetologist especially interested in systematics, biogeography, and processes of spe- has mostly been carrying out reptile taxonomy work in Africa and on the Pacific Islands, but also Museum (NNHN) from 1988 to 2014 He was editor-in-chief of the French Bulletin cle la Societe Herpetologique cle France for many years He is currently researcher at the Institute for Systeamtic, Evolution and Biodiversity at the Museum South and Southeast Asia He was curator of lizards and snakes at Paris Natural History national d’Histoire naturelle of Paris, a position that he occupied since 1988 Code of Zoological Nomenclature new rules and regulations (ICZN 2012), we have deposited this paper in publicly accesThe new species described herein has been registered in ZooBank (Polaszek 2005a, b), the official online registration system for the ICZN The ZooBank publication LSID 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