Abstract
A new natricid snake of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872, Opisthotropis laui sp. nov., is described from Mt. Gudou, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from other congeners by the combina-tion of the following characters: dorsal scales weakly keeled throughout, in 25:23:23 rows; 10 supralabials; 11 infralabials; two internasals, longer than wide, not touching the loreal; one loreal, not touching the eye; one preocular; two postoculars; one anterior temporal scale; 152 ventrals; 53 subcaudals; body and tail dark olive above, with light yellow crossbars.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 289-296 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Volume | 3646 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 May 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- China
- Natricinae
- Opisthotropis laui sp. nov.
- Snake
- Taxonomy
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A new species of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Guangdong Province, China. / YANG, Jian Huan; SUNG, Yik Hei; CHAN, Bosco Pui Lok.
In: Zootaxa, Vol. 3646, No. 3, 03.05.2013, p. 289-296.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - A new species of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Guangdong Province, China
AU - YANG, Jian Huan
AU - SUNG, Yik Hei
AU - CHAN, Bosco Pui Lok
PY - 2013/5/3
Y1 - 2013/5/3
N2 - A new natricid snake of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872, Opisthotropis laui sp. nov., is described from Mt. Gudou, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from other congeners by the combina-tion of the following characters: dorsal scales weakly keeled throughout, in 25:23:23 rows; 10 supralabials; 11 infralabials; two internasals, longer than wide, not touching the loreal; one loreal, not touching the eye; one preocular; two postoculars; one anterior temporal scale; 152 ventrals; 53 subcaudals; body and tail dark olive above, with light yellow crossbars.
AB - A new natricid snake of the genus Opisthotropis Günther, 1872, Opisthotropis laui sp. nov., is described from Mt. Gudou, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from other congeners by the combina-tion of the following characters: dorsal scales weakly keeled throughout, in 25:23:23 rows; 10 supralabials; 11 infralabials; two internasals, longer than wide, not touching the loreal; one loreal, not touching the eye; one preocular; two postoculars; one anterior temporal scale; 152 ventrals; 53 subcaudals; body and tail dark olive above, with light yellow crossbars.
KW - China
KW - Natricinae
KW - Opisthotropis laui sp. nov.
KW - Snake
KW - Taxonomy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878838211&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.3.7
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.3.7
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
VL - 3646
SP - 289
EP - 296
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
SN - 1175-5326
IS - 3
ER -