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    Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae)

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    Nawani, Swati, Deepak, V., Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Boruah, Bitupan, Das, Abhijit (2021): Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 4966 (3): 305-320, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.

    FIGURE 8 in Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India

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    FIGURE 8. Plates showing orientation of scales on the trunk region. A. Calotes medogensis, B. Calotes jerdoni. Image not to scale.Published as part of Boruah, Bitupan, Narayanan, Surya, Deepak, V. & Das, Abhijit, 2022, Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India, pp. 433-455 in Zootaxa 5219 (5) on page 448, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.5.3, http://zenodo.org/record/743137

    APPENDIX 3 in Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India

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    APPENDIX 3. Ventral head view of the types of C. jerdoni. A. BMNH 1946.8.11.49, B. BMNH 1946.8.11.50, C. BMNH 1946.8.11.51, D. BMNH 1946.8.11.53, E. BMNH 1946.8.11.54 (lectotype), F. BMNH 1946.8.11.56. Scale bar= 10 mm.Published as part of Boruah, Bitupan, Narayanan, Surya, Deepak, V. & Das, Abhijit, 2022, Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India, pp. 433-455 in Zootaxa 5219 (5) on page 454, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.5.3, http://zenodo.org/record/743137

    FIGURE 1 in Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae)

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    FIGURE 1. Distributional map of Lycodon mackinnoni based on published records and the present study. (See Appendix 1 for locality records).Published as part of Nawani, Swati, Deepak, V., Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Boruah, Bitupan & Das, Abhijit, 2021, Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae), pp. 305-320 in Zootaxa 4966 (3) on page 307, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/473666

    Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India

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    Das, Abhijit, Gower, David J., Narayanan, Surya, Pal, Saunak, Boruah, Bitupan, Magar, Sanjay, Das, Sanjib, Moulick, Soumabrata, Deepak, V. (2022): Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India. Zootaxa 5138 (4): 417-430, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.

    FIGURE 3 in Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India

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    FIGURE 3. Paralectotype of Oligodon melaneus BNHS 958. Photographs by Saunak Pal. Image not to scale.Published as part of Das, Abhijit, Gower, David J., Narayanan, Surya, Pal, Saunak, Boruah, Bitupan, Magar, Sanjay, Das, Sanjib, Moulick, Soumabrata & Deepak, V., 2022, Rediscovery and systematics of the rarely encountered Blue-bellied kukri snake (Oligodon melaneus Wall, 1909) from Assam, India, pp. 417-430 in Zootaxa 5138 (4) on page 424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5138.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/657165

    Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex

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    Das, Abhijit, Smith, Eric N., Sidik, Irvan, Sarker, Goutam C., Boruah, Bitupan, Patel, Naitik G., Deepak, V. (2021): Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex. Zootaxa 5020 (3): 401-433, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.

    FIGURE 7. A in Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex

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    FIGURE 7. A. Rhabdophis bindi sp. nov. male holotype in life (WII-AD632; 500 mm SVL). B. Rhabdophis chrysargos, female in life, from western Java (UTA R-62893; 596 mm SVL). Image not to scale.Published as part of Das, Abhijit, Smith, Eric N., Sidik, Irvan, Sarker, Goutam C., Boruah, Bitupan, Patel, Naitik G. & Deepak, V., 2021, Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex, pp. 401-433 in Zootaxa 5020 (3) on page 414, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/522347

    Calotes Cuvier 1817

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    Identification keys to Calotes of northeast India: A. Postocular spine present Nuchal crests well developed.......................................................................................................................................................................... C. emma Nuchal crests weakly developed......................................................................... 2 2A. 49–52 midbody scale rows.................................................................... C. zolaiking 2.B. 42–46 midbody scale rows....................................................................... C. paulus B. Postocular spine absent A pale stripe present below eye from snout to neck................................................... C. geissleri Pale stripe absent below eye............................................................................. 3 3A. Parallel rows of compressed scales above tympanum absent............................................ C. irawadi 3B. Parallel rows of compressed scales above tympanum present.................................................... 4 4A. Black fold on shoulder absent..................................................................... C. maria 4B. Black fold on shoulder present........................................................................... 5 5A. Scales on trunk obliquely and upwardly oriented................................................. C. medogensis 5B. Scales on trunk backwardly oriented............................................................... C. jerdoniPublished as part of Boruah, Bitupan, Narayanan, Surya, Deepak, V. & Das, Abhijit, 2022, Morphological and molecular differences in two closely related Calotes Cuvier 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae) with the first record of Calotes medogensis Zhao & Li, 1984 from India, pp. 433-455 in Zootaxa 5219 (5) on page 449, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5219.5.3, http://zenodo.org/record/743137
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