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FIGURE 12 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 12. Map of southern and western Ethiopia showing the distribution of the three native species of Bitis. Incomplete lines depict country borders; solid lines depict major rivers and lakes; stippled area indicates land above 2,000 m elevation. Circles = B. arietans localities from Largen & Spawls (2010); triangles = B. parviocula localities in southwest Ethiopia from Largen & Spawls (2010); square = town of Dodola (reported locality of holotype of B. harenna sp. nov. and single specimen of B. parviocula); five-pointed star = locality of recent sighting of live specimen of B. harenna sp. nov.
FIGURE 10 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 10. Photographs of a referred specimen (ZMUC R68254) of Bitis parviocula. Top panel shows whole animal in ventral (above) and dorsal (below) views. Lower panel shows head in (from left to right) dorsal, right and left lateral, and ventral views. Upper scale bar 10 cm, lower scale 2 cm. Photographs by Harry Taylor.
FIGURE 11 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 11. Photographs of nine wild-caught individuals of Bitis parviocula from southwestern Ethiopia. The animal in the top left panel is the small individual reported by Nečas et al. (1993a, b), the animal in the lower right panel is a roadkill specimen (ZFMK 63067) from 20km west of Bonga photographed before preservation, both photographs by Stephen Spawls. The other seven specimens (photographs courtesy of John Tashjian) were in the pet trade in Europe and are not in museum collections.
FIGURE 9 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 9. Photographs of a referred specimen (ZFMK 63067) of Bitis parviocula. Head shown in A) dorsal, B) ventral, C) left lateral, and D) right lateral views. Scale bar 5 cm. Photographs by Harry Taylor.
FIGURE 7 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 7. Live (uncollected) specimen of Bitis harenna sp. nov. photographed in the Harenna Forest of the Bale Mountains National Park in October 2013. The snake was approximately 1 m in total length.
FIGURE 8 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 8. Photographs of holotype (ZFMK 16803) of Bitis parviocula. Whole animal in A) dorsal and B) ventral views, and head in C) ventral and D) dorsal views. Scale bars 5 cm. Photographs by Harry Taylor.
FIGURE 6 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 6. Comparison of dorsal scale row patterns in species of Bitis. Each figure part shows an approximately midbody section of the flank in left lateral view. A) B. harenna sp. nov. (ZMUC R68255), B) B. parviocula (ZMUC 68254), C) B. gabonica (BMNH 1968.54), D) B. rhinoceros (BMNH 1930.11.19.75), E) B. nasicornis (BMNH '529'), F) B. arietans (BMNH 87.11.3.32). Red dots mark scale row losses, blue dots mark scale row gains. Drawings by Ed Wade.
FIGURE 1 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 1. Photographs of the holotype (ZMUC R68255) of Bitis harenna sp. nov. Top panel shows whole animal in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views. Lower panel shows head in dorsal (upper left) and ventral (upper right), and left lateral (lower left) and right lateral (lower right) views. Upper scale bar 10 cm, lower scale 2 cm. Photographs by Harry Taylor.
FIGURE 5 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 5. Drawing of the holotype (ZMUC R68255) of Bitis harenna sp. nov. showing the dorsal (upper) and ventral (lower) body scalation (between the levels of the 64th and 77th ventral scale) Drawing by Ed Wade.
FIGURE 4 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 4. Comparison of the right lateral wall of the braincase in species of Bitis. Each figure part shows the braincase in approximately lateral (some more dorso- or ventro-, and some more postero or anterolateral) view. A) B. arietans (BMNH 1964.1249), B) B. nasicornis (BMNH unnumbered), C) B. gabonica (BMNH unnumbered), D) B. harenna sp. nov. (ZMUC R68255), E) B. parviocula (ZMUC R68254). F) B. parviocula (ZFMK 63067). Parts A–C are photographs of osteological preparations; parts D, E and F are µCT volume reconstructions. Scale bars 5 mm. Abbreviations: bo = basioccipital, eo = exoccipital-opisthotic, f = fenestra ovalis, p = prootic, pa = parietal, s = proximal end of stapes. * = prootic ridge present in B. parviocula but not in B. harenna sp. nov.
FIGURE 3 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 3. Volume reconstructions of µCT data for the skull and mandible of Ethiopian Bitis specimens. A–C holotype (ZMUC R68255) of B. harenna sp. nov. in dorsal (A), right lateral (B) and left lateral (C) views; D–E B. parviocula (ZMUC R68254: Dodola) in dorsal (D) and left lateral (E) views; F–G B. parviocula (ZFMK 63067: Bonga) in dorsal (F) and right lateral (G) views. Scale bars 5 mm.
FIGURE 2 in A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
FIGURE 2. Drawings of the holotype (ZMUC R68255) of Bitis harenna sp. nov. Head and anterior of body in dorsal, left lateral and ventral views. Scale bar 10 mm. Drawings by Ed Wade.
FIGURE 3. A in A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus
FIGURE 3. A: Holotype of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. in life. B: Venter of the holotype of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. C: Pattern on the dorsum of the holotype of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. Photographs by Evan Quah.
FIGURE 2 in A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus
FIGURE 2. Distribution of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. as well as G. maculosa and G. vorisi based on Murphy (2007b) in Myanmar.
FIGURE 5 in A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus
FIGURE 5. Flooded grassland habitat near where Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. was found. Photograph by Evan Quah.
FIGURE 1 in A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus
FIGURE 1. Maximum Likelihood tree of the family Homalopsidae Bonaparte, 1845 highlighting the phylogenetic position of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov. Bayesian posterior probabilities (BPP) and Maximum Likelihood (ML) bootstrap values (BPP/ ML), respectively, are listed at the nodes.
FIGURE 4 in A new species of Mud Snake (Serpentes, Homalopsidae, Gyiophis Murphy & Voris, 2014) from Myanmar with a first molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus
FIGURE 4. Position and number of supralabials and other head scales on the holotype of Gyiophis salweenensis sp. nov., A: The right side of the head. B: The left side of the head. AT = anterior temporal; F = frontal; IF = infralabial; IN = internasal; L = loreal; LMT = lower middle temporal; LPT = lower posterior temporal; M = mental; MPT = middle posterior temporal; N = nasal; P = parietal; PF = prefrontal; PO = postocular; PrO = preocular; R = rostral; SL = supralabial; SO = supraocular; UMT = upper middle temporal; UPT = upper posterior temporal. Photographs by Evan Quah.
Fig. 3 in The Cat-eyed Snakes of Madagascar: Phylogeny and Description of a New Species of Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae) from the Tsingy of Ankarana
Fig. 3. Map showing localities for individuals of Madagascarophis included in this study. Photo of Madagascarophis lolo by SR.
Fig. 2 in The Cat-eyed Snakes of Madagascar: Phylogeny and Description of a New Species of Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae) from the Tsingy of Ankarana
Fig. 2. Tsingy habitat where Madagascarophis lolo was found in Ankarana National Park. Photos by SR.
Fig. 4 in The Cat-eyed Snakes of Madagascar: Phylogeny and Description of a New Species of Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae) from the Tsingy of Ankarana
Fig. 4. Species tree from *BEAST showing the relationships of species of Madagascarophis with posterior probability support for each node indicated; scale bar indicates substitutions per site. Photos from top to bottom from FTB, SR, CJR, SR, SR.
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