Pythonidae, Fitzinger, 1826
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11512680 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A20AE119-FFB3-FFA2-FD98-0E4C4C9A598F |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Pythonidae |
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Represented by a single genus.................................... Malayopython (p. 29)
Typhlopidae Key to Philippine genera.
1a. Posterior origin of nasal suture is preocular scale ( Fig. 21A View FIGURE ).......... Indotyphlops View in CoL (p. 27)
1b. Posterior origin of nasal suture is the second supralabial scale ( Fig. 21B View FIGURE )............... 2 2a. Prefrontal scale much wider than rostral scale ( Fig. 22A View FIGURE )............ Acutotyphlops View in CoL (p. 19)
2b. Prefrontal scale narrower than rostral scale ( Fig. 22B–C View FIGURE )............................ 3
3a. Rostral scale beaked ( Fig. 23A View FIGURE ).............................. Ramphotyphlops View in CoL (p. 33)
3b. Rostral scale rounded ( Fig. 23B View FIGURE ).............................. Malayotyphlops View in CoL (p. 29)
Viperidae View in CoL Key to Philippine genera.
1a. Some scales on head strongly keeled ( Fig. 24a View FIGURE ); second supralabial scale not in contact with scale forming anterior border of heat sensing pit................... Tropidolaemus View in CoL (p. 34)
1b. Scales on head smooth ( Fig. 24b View FIGURE ); second supralabial scale in contact with scale forming anterior border of heat sensing pit................................... Trimeresurus View in CoL (p. 34)
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