. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Fig. 3. Lateral view of the right side of the head of preserved holotype of Lycodon synaptor sp. n., BMNH from Dongchuan, 100 km north of Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Photograph by Gemot Vogel. 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 of the L. ruhstrati group, where they usually start later) and the dark
. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Fig. 3. Lateral view of the right side of the head of preserved holotype of Lycodon synaptor sp. n., BMNH from Dongchuan, 100 km north of Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Photograph by Gemot Vogel. 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 of the 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 of the genus Ly- codon appear below in the Fig. 4. Dorsal view of Lycodon fasciatus. CIB 9804, from Ruili City, Yunnan. Note the irregular bands. Photograph by Ger- not Vogel. Etymology. This species is indirectly named in honour of Dr. Wolfgang Bohme. It was always a publicized aim of Wolfgang Bohme to unite professional and amateur her- 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 name synaptor, a noun in apposition, stems from the Greek word "ouvaipig" meaning "a connection". In this case, this noun underlines the connection of these two kinds of herpetologists. We suggest the following common names: Boehme s 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. SVL 374 mm; TaL 89 mm; TL 463 mm. Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (2): 289-296 ©ZFMK. Please note that these images are
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