A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China
A new species of the genus <i>Herpetoreas</i> is described from Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be separated from its congeners by a combination of the following characteristics: tail length to...
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| description | A new species of the genus <i>Herpetoreas</i> is described from Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be separated from its congeners by a combination of the following characteristics: tail length to total length being 0.29, dorsal scales being all strongly keeled, 165 ventrals, divided cloacal plate, 89 pairs of subcaudals, 24 maxillary teeth, last two maxillary teeth being distinctly enlarged, approximately 13 white speckles presenting on anterior lateral surface of body, pale pink anterior venter, pink posterior venter, and rose red ventral tail. The genetic divergence between the new species and other species of this genus ranged from 6.7% to 13.0% in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The new taxon represents the fifth species of the genus <i>Herpetoreas</i> in China and the first species of this genus in Yunnan Province. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ff179a2459c4d0fa87fdc0dfa3470162024-12-27T14:21:35ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182024-12-01161276810.3390/d16120768A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, ChinaShuo Liu0Mian Hou1Hongxin Zhou2Changsheng Zuo3Fawang Yin4Dingqi Rao5Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, ChinaCollege of Continuing (Online) Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, ChinaKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaYingjiang Sub-Office of Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau, Yingjiang 679399, ChinaYingjiang Sub-Office of Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau, Yingjiang 679399, ChinaKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, ChinaA new species of the genus <i>Herpetoreas</i> is described from Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve, Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be separated from its congeners by a combination of the following characteristics: tail length to total length being 0.29, dorsal scales being all strongly keeled, 165 ventrals, divided cloacal plate, 89 pairs of subcaudals, 24 maxillary teeth, last two maxillary teeth being distinctly enlarged, approximately 13 white speckles presenting on anterior lateral surface of body, pale pink anterior venter, pink posterior venter, and rose red ventral tail. The genetic divergence between the new species and other species of this genus ranged from 6.7% to 13.0% in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The new taxon represents the fifth species of the genus <i>Herpetoreas</i> in China and the first species of this genus in Yunnan Province.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/12/768Cyt <i>b</i>morphologysystematicstaxonomyYunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve |
| spellingShingle | Shuo Liu Mian Hou Hongxin Zhou Changsheng Zuo Fawang Yin Dingqi Rao A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China Diversity Cyt <i>b</i> morphology systematics taxonomy Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve |
| title | A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China |
| title_full | A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China |
| title_fullStr | A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China |
| title_short | A New Species of <i>Herpetoreas</i> Günther, 1860 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Yunnan, China |
| title_sort | new species of i herpetoreas i gunther 1860 serpentes natricidae from yunnan china |
| topic | Cyt <i>b</i> morphology systematics taxonomy Yunnan Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/12/768 |
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