A taxonomic reappraisal of the Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) (Squamata: Pareidae) in Borneo with the description of two new species.
A taxonomic reappraisal of the Smooth Slug Snake Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) (Squamata: Pareidae) in Borneo with the description of two new species.
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对婆罗洲光滑蛞蝓蛇 Asthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827)（有鳞目：Pareidae）进行分类学重新评估，并描述了两个新物种。
作者：
E. Quah;L. Grismer;K. Lim;M. S. S. Anuar;Aul Y. Imbun
对婆罗洲光滑鼻涕虫蛇（Asthenodipsas laevis）的分类地位进行了审查，发现了两个以前未被确认的物种，来自东马来西亚沙巴的高地。和阿氏细刺螨A. stuebingi sp. nov.与A. laevis基于pholidosis和模式的相似性，但可以从A.通过其背鳞行15/15/15 vs 15/15/13和存在尖锐的椎骨龙骨，本文报道了一种新的细齿弱单刺螨Asthenodipsasjamilinaisisissp. nov. stuebingi sp. nov.的特征是：雄性的脊椎鳞片非常大，腹侧的数目较多（173-175比165），尾下的数目较多（53比35-47），颜色图案（整体较深，条纹不明显，头部和身体较浅，条纹清晰，颈部斑点较深）。这一发现强调了需要更仔细地检查婆罗洲的许多两栖动物群，这些两栖动物群仍然被低估和研究不足。迫切需要继续调查其多样性，并收集遗传材料，以便进行综合分类修订。
A review of the taxonomic status of the Smooth Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas laevis) in Borneo resulted in the discovery of two previously unrecognised species from the highlands of Sabah, East Malaysia. Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi sp. nov. and A. stuebingi sp. nov. are presumed to be closely related to A. laevis based on similarities in pholidosis and patterning but can be separated from A. laevis by their dorsal scale rows of 15/15/15 vs 15/15/13 and the presence of a sharp vertebral keel. Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi sp. nov. can be further differentiated from A. stuebingi sp. nov. by the greatly enlarged size of the vertebral scales, higher number of ventrals in males (173-175 vs 165), higher number of subcaudals (53 vs 35-47) and colour pattern (dark overall with indistinct bands vs lighter head and body with clear, distinct bands and a dark neck patch). The discovery highlights the need for more careful examination of much of the herpetofauna of Borneo that still remains underestimated and understudied. There is an urgent need for continued surveys into its diversity and the collection of genetic material for integrated taxonomic revisions.