Bonn zoological Bulletin Volume 57 Issue 2 pp. 289-296 Bonn, November 2010 A new species of the genus Lycodon (Boie, 1826) from Yunnan Province, China (Serpentes: Colubridae) Gemot Vogel1 & Patrick David2 'Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology, Im Sand 3, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany; E-mail: [email protected] 2Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Departement Systematique et Evolution, Reptiles & Amphibiens, UMR 7205 OSEB, Case postale 30, 57 rue Cuvier, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France; E-mail: [email protected] Abstract. Anew species ofthe genus Lycodon is described from Yunnan Province, People's Republic ofChina. It dif- fers from the superficially similarLycodonfasciatus by the fact that the loreal is not entering orbit, in colouration, and lowernumbers ofsubcaudals and infralabials. From theLycodon ruhstratigroup it differsbythe colouration oftheven- terand the dorsal bands. This new species is only known the Chinese province ofYunnan. Keywords. Oriental Region, China, Colubrinae, Lycodonfasciatus, taxonomy, Lycodon synaptorsp. n. INTRODUCTION MATERIAL & METHODS Snakes ofthe species rich genus Lycodon Boie, 1826 re- This revision is basedonatotal of67 preserved specimens ceived considerable attention inmostregions ofAsia. Six ofLycodonfasciatus auctorum examined for their exter- new species were described form the Philippines (Ota & nal morphological characters andon several photographed Ross 1994; Lanza 1999; Gaulke 2002) and new species specimens. They are listed in the Appendix I. Compara- were discovered in Cambodia (Daltry & Wiister2002), In- tive material of the L. ruhstrati complex is listed under dia (Mukherjee & Bhupathy2007) andMyanmar(Slowin- Vogel et al. (2010). ski et al., 2001). The taxonomy ofthe Chinese part ofthe A genusremainedunattendeduntilrecently. Pope (1935) list- total of53 morphological characters were recorded for ed five species, namely Lycodon capucinus Boie, 1827, each specimen. The characters and theirabbreviations are Lycodon fasciatus (Anderson, 1879), Lycodon laoensis listed inTable 1. Notall ofthese charactershavebeen used Giinther, 1864,Lycodon ruhstrati (Fischer, 1886) andLy- for this study, but all ofthem were compared. codon subcinctus Boie, 1827. This arrangement has not changedforthenext75 years. Vogel etal. (2010) reviewed Measurements, except body and tail lengths, were taken the Lycodon ruhstrati complex and described Lycodon with a slide-caliperto the nearest 0.1 mm; all body meas- ruhstrati abditus as a new subspecies from China, and urements were made to the nearest millimetre. The num- revalidated Lycodonfutsingensis (Pope, 1928). Detailed ber ofventral scales was counted according to Dowling examination ofbanded specimens ofthe genus led us to (1951). Halfventrals were not counted except they were the conclusion, that the diversity is much higher in this present onboth sides (dividedventrals). The terminal scute region and that several species await description. is not included in the number of subcaudals. The dorsal scale row counts are given atone head lengthbehindhead, In the course ofour ongoing review ofthe Lycodon fas- atmidbody (i.e., atthe level ofthe ventralplate correspon- ciatus complex, we came upontwo specimens ofthe genus ding to a halfofthe total number ofventrals), and at one Lycodon fromYunnan, China, which seemedto be differ- head length before vent. We considered being sublabials entfromL.fasciatus.Adetailed examination showedclear those shields that were completely below a supralabial. morphological differences which leadus to describe them Values for paired head characters are given in left / right as new species. order. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK 290 Gemot Vogel & Patrick David Table 1. Listofmorphological characters usedinthisstudyand The white or light bands on the body andtail were count- their abbreviation. ed on one side. Hardly visible or incomplete bands were counted as one, bands that were fused were counted as N° Abbreviation Characters two. The collar on the neck was not counted and bands Morphometry covering the anal shield were added to the bands ofthe 1 SVL Snout-vent length (mm) 2 TaL Tail length (mm) body. 3 TL Total length (mm) 4 Rel TL Relative tail length TaL/TL Anatomy Museum abbreviations 5 TEETH Number ofupper maxill. teeth (one side) S6calatDioSnR Dorsal scale rows BMNH: The Natural History Museum, London, UK. - 7 ASR Dorsal scale rows at neck BNHS: BombayNatural History Society, Mumbai, India. 8 MSR Dorsal scale rows at midbody - CAS: CaliforniaAcademy ofSciences, San Francisco, 9 PSR Dorsal scale rows before vent USA. - CIB: Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, 10 Keel Number ofkeeled dorsal rows People's Republic ofChina. - FMNH: Field Museum of VEN 1112 PreVEN NVeunmtrbaelrploaftpesreventrals Natural History, Chicago, USA. - KIZ: Kunming Insti- 13 VEN not Ventrals notched or not tute ofZoology, Kunming, People's Republic of China. 14 VEN keel Ventrals keeled - MNHN: Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 15 SC Subcaudal plates France. - NMW: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien,Aus- 1167 LAoNr-A1 ANnuamlbeplratoe:fl1o:resailngslceal-e2(:0doirvi1d)edat left tria. - ZFMK: Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum 18 Lor-r Number ofloreal scale (0 or 1) at right Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany. - ZMB: Zoologis- 19 Lo touch-1 Loreal scale touches eye at left ches Museum fur Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universitat 20 Lo touch-r Loreal scale touches eye at right zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. - ZSM: Zoologische 21 SL-1 Number ofsupralabials at left Staatssammlung, Miinchen, Germany. 22 SL-r Number ofsupralabials at right 23 SL/Eye-1 Numbers ofthe SL entering orbit at left 24 SL/Eye-r Numbers ofthe SL entering orbit at right 25 Larg SL-1 Largest SL left RESULTS 26 Larg SLrl Largest SL right 2287 IILL--1r NNuummbbeerr ooffiinnffrraallaabbiiaallss aatt rleifgtht Lycodon synaptor sp. n. 29 IL-tot Total number ofinfralabials BMNH 30 IL/lst child Number ofIL in contact with Holotype. 1905.1.30.63 adultfemale (taildissect- anterior chin shield ed), from 'Tongchuan, Yunnan", today Dongchuan, 100 31 PreOc-1 Number ofpreoculars at left km north ofKunming,Yunnan Province, People's Repub- 32 PreOc-r Number ofpreoculars at right 33 PostOc-1 Number ofpostoculars at left lic ofChina (Figs 1-3). Collected by the J. Graham Ex- 34 PostOc-r Number ofpostoculars at right pedition, unknown date. 35 ATem-1 Number ofanterior temporals at left 36 ATem-r Number ofanterior temporals at right 37 PTem-1 Number ofposterior temporals at left 38 PTem-r Number ofposterior temporals at right 39 ParaR Temporal row containing paraparietals 40 Paras Plates surrounding paraparietals. see Inger & Marx (1965) 41 Parab Scales between the paraparietals Pattern 42 BODCOL Body colourl: grey; 2: brown or ochre 43 Bands Number ofbands on body 44 Tail bands Number ofhands on tail 45 Tail venter (V-~^Unl1\mJLlilrialtliIoUn11 Ul tKaiilll vV^p-nlltlp^lr 46 Bellycol l n1r\iii*iitimi nfnplK/ 47 Bellyspeck Speckling ofbelly 48 First band Number ofVEN before the first band starts, counted left side 49 Broad base Number ofVEN that are covered at the base ofthe first band 50 Broad vert Numbers ofvertebral scales that are coveredby the first band 5512 CEodugledthroat CDoorlsoaulrboafntdhsewtihtrohatlight margins tFoirg.sp1..n., BDoMrsNaHl v1i9e0w5.o1f.p3r0e.s6e3rvferdomhoDloontgycpehuoafnL,yc1o0d0oknmsynnoarpt-h 53 Ve throat Dark VEN on the throat before ofKunming,YunnanProvince, People's RepublicofChina. Pho- the first band tograph by Gemot Vogel. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK New Lycodon from Yunnan 291 The new species can be recognized by the combination of the loreal scale not entering orbit (entering in L. fas- ciatus sensu stricto), its narrow dorsal bands, with the first band starting at ventral 5-9 (more irregular in L.fascia- tus [Fig. 4] and species ofthe L. ruhstrati group, where they usually start later) and the dark throat, which usual- ly is light in other species of the L. fasciatus group and the L. ruhstrati group. Most other characters match with Lycodon fasciatus. Detailed comparisons with other species ofthe genusLy- codon appear below in the Discussion. Fig. 2. Ventral view ofpreserved holotype ofLycodon syn- BMNH aptor sp. n., 1905.1.30.63 from Dongchuan, 100 "km north ofKunming,Yunnan Province, People's Republic ofChi- na. Photograph by Gemot Vogel. MNHN Paratype. 1905.0283, adult female (tail dissect- ed), from "Tongchuan Fu, Chine", atpresent Dongchuan, Yunnan Province, People's Republic ofChina. Collected by W. F. H. Rosenberg on 21stJuly 1905. Diagnosis. Aspecies ofthe genusLycodon characterized by: (1) loreal scale not entering orbit; (2) 15-17 dorsal scale rows at the forepart ofthe body and 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody; (3) upper and vertebral dorsal rows Fig. 4. Dorsal view ofLycodonfasciatus. CIB 9804, from (6-7) keeled; (4) 201-203 ventrals in females, males un- Ruili City,Yunnan.Notetheirregularbands. PhotographbyGer- not Vogel. known; (5) 68-69 Sc in females, males unknown; (6) a relativetail length ofabout0.189-0.192 in females, males unknown; (7) 8 supralabials with SL4-6 touching the or- bit (7) 30-31 narrow white bands on a dark body; (8) Etymology. This species is indirectly named in honourof width ofthe firstband vertebral 0.5-1.0 scales, on the base Dr. Wolfgang Bohme. It was always a publicized aim of 3 ventrals; and (9) the belly with discreet bands through- Wolfgang Bohme to unite professional and amateur her- out. petologists. We, both authors have always been amateur herpetologists, so it is a delight for us to dignify his ef- forts towards this aim. The specific namesynaptor, anoun in apposition, stems from the Greek word "ouvaipig" meaning "a connection". Inthis case, this noun underlines the connection ofthese two kinds ofherpetologists. We suggest the following common names: Boehmes wolf Snake (English), Bohmes Wolfszahnnatter (German). Description of the holotype. Habitus. Body elongate, somewhat laterally compressed; head flattened anterior- ly, well distinct from the neck; snout depressed and elon- gate; nostril oval, large, in the middle of the nasal. Eye moderate, with a vertically elliptic pupil. Fig. 3. Lateral viewofthe right side oftheheadofpreserved BMNH hDoolnogtcyhpueaonf,Ly1c0o0doknmsynnaoprtthorosfp.Kn.u,nming, Y1u90n5n.a1n.30P.r6o3vifnrcoem, SVL 374 mm; TaL 89 mm; TL 463 mm. People's Republic ofChina. Photograph by Gemot Vogel. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK 292 Gemot Vogel & Patrick David riorly; 1 / 1 wide, triangular supraocular; 1 / 1 small pre- ocular, located above the posteriorpart ofloreal; 2/2 pos- toculars, about the same size; 1 / 1 subrectangular loreal, elongateandnarrow, not entering orbit, in contact with SL 2 and 3, the large preocular, the prefrontal (long contact) and the posteriorpart ofnasal; 8/8 SL, ofwhich the first four are higher than long, SL 1-2 in contact with nasal, SL 3-5 entering orbit, 6th and 7th SL largest; 2+2 / 2+2 temporals, lower anterior temporal a bit broaderthan up- per one, posteriortemporals smaller; 8/8 infralabials, IL 1—4 in contact with the first pair ofsublinguals; anterior andposteriorpairofsublinguals ofabout same length, but anterior pair wider. Fig. 5. Ventral view ofLycodonfasciatus. CIB 9804, from Coloration inpreservation. Body and tail dark blackish- Ruili City, Yunnan. Note he whitish colouration ofthe anterior brown, with 31 crossbands on body and 9 on tail, narrow part and te speckling ofthe posterior part. Photograph by Ger- and cream, not speckled; these crossbands, about 1 dor- not Vogel. sal scale long, widen attheirventrolateral limit, upto about 5-7 dorsal scale long; the first crossband, beginning atthe Dentition. Atotal of 10 maxillary teeth, with the follow- level ofVEN 9; the second crossband is 8 scale rows be- ing formula: 4 small anterior teeth + 2 strongly enlarged hind the first one; 9 cream crossbands on the tail, also not teeth + awide gap+ 2 small teeth + a small gap +2 strong- speckled. ly enlarged, posterior teeth. Thehead isuniformlyblackish-brown, abroadnuchal col- Body sedation. 201 VEN (+ 2 preventrals), 68 SC, all larextends from the 6th and 7th supralabial across the low- paired. Anal single. Dorsal scales in 17-17-15 rows, the erposteriortemporal across the posterior halfofthe pari- 7 upper rows feebly keeled. Vertebral row not enlarged. entals. The underside ofthe head ist dark in the anterior No apical pit detected. halfand cream in the posterior one; the throat is cream, with a dark clowdy spot on the preventrals and the first Head scalation. Rostral, triangular, hardly visible from ventral. above; nasal vertically divided by a furrow below and above thenostril; two small, trapezoidal internasals, wide- The venter is dark, with faint cream bands ratherregular, ly in contacteach with the otherandwith prefrontals; two 2 ventrals wide and with 3^4 ventrals in between. With- large prefrontals, longer and wider than internasals; a in these bands some ventrals are dark on one half and rather small ogive-shaped frontal, about 1.3 times longer cream on the other, especially in the posterior part ofthe thanwide and about0.8 time as long as the suturebetween body. The under surface ofthe tail is banded as the ven- the parietals; 2 large parietals, each edgedwiththree large ter with the cream bands about 1.5 SC wide. scales, 2 upper temporals and a larger paraparietal poste- Fig. 6. Comparisonoflateral headscalation ofLycodonsynaptorsp. n. (BM 1905.1.30.63 Holotype)andoneL. fasciatus(BNHS 1223) where the Lo touches the eye. This is the case only in 6.3% ofall cases seen by us. Please note that inL. synaptorsp. n. the Lo is well separate from the eye by the preocular scale, whereas it is tapering and narrow in the L.fasciatus, where it is more or less inserted between 2 sales and falls short from the eye. Drawings by Dick Visser. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK New Lycodon from Yunnan 293 Table 2. Pholidosis ofthe two type type specimens ofLycodon synaptor sp. n. BMNH MNHN Characters 1905.1.30.63 1905.0283 holotype paratype sex Female Female 374 395 TlVa.TL o0/n A9O2 Kel 1L A0.11A9O2 0A.11O8A9 ASK H 11 / 1J MSR 17 17 VEN 201 203 sc 68 69 Lo enters eye no no Dorsal bands 31 30 Tail bands 9 9 First band at VEN no 9 5 Broad base [VEN] 7 3 Broad vertebral [Dorsals] 2 1 Variation. The paratype, MNFIN 1905.0283, agrees in synaptor, the loreal scale is well separated from the orbit mostrespects withthe description ofthe holotype withthe by a broad preocular. The tail is a bit shorter in L. synap- throat being dark instead of light. The maxilla are miss- tor sp. n. (0.189-0.192 vs. 0.190-0.219 in 29 females of ing in the paratype. A comparison ofthe most important L.fasciatus). There are also differences inthe shape ofthe morphological characters is summarized in Table 2. bands andthe colouration ofthe belly (compare Figs 2 and 5). L. synaptor sp. n. has eight infralabials, whereas only Distribution. China. Lycodon synaptor sp. n. is current- one specimen outof60 specimens ofL.fasciatus hadeight ly onlyknownfrom the region ofDongchuan, Dongchuan infralabials on both sides and rarely that character is seen County, in the province ofYunnan, China. on one side (5 %) in L.fasciatus. L. synaptor sp. n. has less subcaudals thanL.fasciatus (68-69, x = 68.5, versus Biology. There is no information available on the biolo- 70-88, x = 79.9 with one outlier having 67 subcaudals). gy ofthis species. However, the region ofDongchuan is For a complete comparison ofscale counts see Table 3. highly mountainous. Dongchuan is located between high mountains ofthe ranges known as Gongwang Shan and L. synaptor sp. n. differs from the other Chinese and In- Liangwang Shan. In the area, the highest point is 4.344 dochinese species as follows: from L. subcinctus by the meters high, and lowest is 695 meters asl. fact that in L. synaptor sp. n. both a loreal and a preocu- lar are present. From L. laoensis, L. zawi and L. capuci- nusitdiffers bythe anal shieldwhich is single inL. synap- DISCUSSION torsp. n. but divided inthe lattertwo species. Furthermore the colouration is much different. From the L. ruhstrati Lycodon synaptor sp. n. is superficially similar to L.fas- group it differsby the colouration ofthe bands (small, reg- ciatus but differs from the whole L.fasciatus group (in- ular, completely light inL. synaptor sp. n., getting broad- cludingL. butleri) by the loreal, which does not enteror- er posteriorly, irregular and partly speckled with brown bit inL. synaptor. We have examined six specimens (out in the L. ruhstrati complex), by the number ofinfralabi- of35) ofLycodonfasciatus sensu stricto in which the lo- als (eight in L. synaptor, nine to ten in the L. ruhstrati real does not enter orbit (eight occurrence, three times on group) and by the colour ofthe belly, which is speckled both sides [4.7 %]), but the morphology of the anterior oruniform lightin theL. ruhstratigroup, but clearlyband- region ofthe eye is different. In specimens ofL.fascia- ed inL. synaptor sp. n. From L. paucifasciatus Rendahl, tus in which the loreal does not enter orbit, the posterior 1943, occurring in Vietnam, L. synaptor sp. n. differs by region of this narrow scale is very tapering (Fig. 6). Its the number of anterior dorsal scale rows (15-17 in L. apex is more or less inserted between the preocular and synaptor sp. n. and 19 in L. paucifasciatus). the 4th SL and falls short from the eye. In contrast, in L. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK 1 294 Gemot Vogel & Patrick David Table 2. Important characters in theLycodon fasciatus I ruhstrati groups. Lycodon fasciatus synaptor sp. n. ruhstrati futsingensis cardatnontensis n females 35 2 23 6 TL, females N=29 N=2 N=22 N=5 N=l £07IQV AC7 O/O 77^ Rel TL, females 0.190-0.219 0.189-0.192 0.207-0237 0.205-0.217 0.25 N=? N=2? N=1 N=1 IN IN 11 IN 1 VEN, females 180-219 201-203 217-229 198-208 223 N=35 N=2 N=23 N=13 N=l SC, females (67) 70-88 68-69 90-108 78-85 92 N=29 N=2 N=21 N=5 N=l IL both sexes 9-10 (8)* 8 10 (9.11) 9-10(11) 10 N=120 N=2 N=86 N=44 N=4 Bands 19^3 30-31 19-46 19-33 12-13 N=60 N=2 N=45 N=22 N=4 Tail bands 7-21 9 10-23 9-18 6 N=62 N=2 N=43 N=21 N=4 First band 5-18 5-9 8-17 13-23 unknown N=51 N=2 N=34 N=18 Broad base 3-12 3 5-9 (12) 5-8.5 unknown N=51 N=2 N=34 N=18 Lo enters orbit Yes (rarely not**) No No (rarely yes***) No No N=126 N=4 N=86 N=44 N=4 Belly banded Yes Yes No No No N=63 N=2 ^ ^<j**** N=22 N=4 8 in 6 cases (5 %), in one specimen from Shillong on both sides (1.6 %) * not entering in 8 occurrences (6.3 %), three times on both sides (4.7 %) (see above) ** in 6 specimens, all from Fujian the Lo touched the eye. *** banded injuveniles only Werner(1922) describedDinodonyunnanensis fromYun- fers from D. yunnanensis mainly by the loreal which is nanfu, now Kunming, Yunnan Province. This species was touching the eye inD. yunnanensis, but also by the num- synonymisedwithLycodonfasciatusby Pope (1935: 188), ber ofventrals (201-203 against 193) and the number of but according to our unpublished data, this taxon might bands on the body (30-31 vs. 23) and the number ofin- be valid. In any way this name is available, so we com- fralabials (eight vs. nine in D. yunnanensis). pared Lycodon synaptor sp. n. with Dinodon yunnanen- sis Werner, 1922 for which we re-examined the holotype Whilepreparing a review fortheLycodonfasciatus group, (NMW 23417; adult female). Lycodon synaptorsp. n. dif- we found quite a lot ofobviously independent lineages, Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK New Lycodon from Yunnan 295 Acknowledgements. The first author is indebted toAnnemarie which seem to constitute distinct species. Some ofthem Ohler and Alain Dubois (MN1IN) for the grants to work in the are restricted to small areas. Adiscussion ofthese lineag- Paris collection. We are grateful to Silke Schweiger, NMW for eswill follow in the main review (Vogel & David in prep.). sending pictures ofthe type ofDinodonynnnanensis. Ke Jiang Lycodonsynaptorsp. n. differs so much from othermem- and Jian Luo helped a lot with further information on Chinese bers ofthe group that we decided to describe it separate- Lycodon. Montri Sumonthaprovidedscalecounts. Wealsothank ly. The closest localities we got from Lycodonfasciatus Colin J. McCarthy (BMNH), Varad Giri (BNHS), Robert C. Drewes and Jens V. Vidum (CAS), Wang Yuezhao, Zeng Xiao- are from the vicinity of Kunming in Yunnan province, maoand Ermi Zhao (CIB),AlanResetar(FMNH), Dingqui Rao which lies about 100 km south ofDongchuan. 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Western ChinaCAS 55147; MNHN Yunnan, 1919.148; "Yunnan Fu" (holotype of Additional comparative material ofLycodonfasciatus Dinodon yunnanensis), NMW 23417; Kuantun, ZSM BMNH 75/1938; Kunming, Yunnan, 1930.11.16.4; Ruili BMNH BMNH India. Shillong, Assam, 92.1.25.1; City, Yunnan, CIB 9804; RuiLi, Yunnan,, CIB 9805; BMNH BMNH 1908.6.23.6; 1908.6.23.8; XiShuangBanNa, Yunnan, CIB 9806, CIB 9808, CIB 1907.12.16.28-29; BMNH 94.10.4.2; BNHS 1219-20, 9809; LongChuan GongWa, Yunnan, KIZ 74 I 0035; 1229. LongChuan HuSa, Yunnan, KIZ 74 I 0145; Tengchong County, Yunnan KIZ 74 II 0262; Menglian, Yunnan, KIZ MNHN Laos. Xieng-Khouang, Laos, 1928.69. 75 1 473; TengChong TuanTian,Yunnan, KIZ 74 II 0263; Kunming, Yunnan, KIZ 73009; Kunming, Yunnan, KIZ BMNH Myanmar. Maymyo, Burma, 1925.12.22.15-16; 77004; Kunming city, Yunnan, KIZ 83007; Yunnan, KIZ BMNH BMNH FMNH MNHN Mogok, Burma, 1900.9.20.5-7; 83017; 15148; Tibet; 1921.0465 Tibet; 1901.4.26.IMogkok, Burma, BNHS 1221 "Burma", Yunnan,; ZMB 65453 BMNH 1908.6.23.9-11 Burma, BNHS 1218; Toungyi, Shan State, Myanmar, BM; NH 91.11.26.3 Bhamo, Bur- Thailand. Chiang Mai, Thailand, FMNH 178369; CAS ma, BMNH 1925.4.2.28; Kachin Hills, B1u;rma, BMNH 172715, Southern Thailand ? FMNH 178368, Nan BMNH FMNH 1925.9.17.10-11; South Shan State, 1908.6.23.14; province Thailand 270716. BMNH Burma-SiamBorder, 1937.2.1.12; Rangoon, Bur- ma, BMNH 1940.3.3.3; Maymyo, Burma, BNHS Vietnam. Phong Nha, Vietnam, ZFMK 86448-50 (Gen- 1222-24; Thandung Hills, BNHS 1228. Bank: EU999214-215); ZFMK 80665; Ziegler unreg. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK