학술논문
Re-examination of the Chinese record of Opisthotropis maculosa (Squamata, Natricidae), resulting in the first national record of O. haihaensis and description of a new species
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Report
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Source
ZooKeys. February 19, 2020 Issue 3âÂÂ4, p141, 19 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
1313-2989
Abstract
Abstract The taxonomic status of the previous record of Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007 from Guangdong and Guangxi, southern China, is revised based on the comparison of morphological and molecular data collected from the Chinese specimens and the holotype of O. maculosa from Thailand and O. haihaensis Ziegler, Pham, Nguyen, Nguyen, Wang, Wang, Stuart & Le, 2019 from Vietnam. Results reveal that the population from Shiwandashan Nature Reserve in southern Guangxi, China belongs to O. haihaensis , and represents the first national record for China; the populations from western Guangdong and southeastern Guangxi are described as a new species, Opisthotropis hungtai sp. nov. We suggest that O. maculosa should be removed from the Chinese herpetofauna checklist. The new national record of O. haihaensis and the description of the new species bring the total number of Opisthotropis to 13 in China. Keywords: New national record, Opisthotropis hungtai sp. nov., southern China, taxonomy
Author(s): Jian Wang [1]; Zhi-Tong Lyu [1]; Zhao-Chi Zeng [1]; Chao-Yu Lin [2]; Jian-Huan Yang [3]; Truong Quang Nguyen [4,5]; Minh D. Le [6,7,8]; Thomas Ziegler [9,10]; Ying-Yong Wang (corresponding [...]
Author(s): Jian Wang [1]; Zhi-Tong Lyu [1]; Zhao-Chi Zeng [1]; Chao-Yu Lin [2]; Jian-Huan Yang [3]; Truong Quang Nguyen [4,5]; Minh D. Le [6,7,8]; Thomas Ziegler [9,10]; Ying-Yong Wang (corresponding [...]