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A new species of Oligodon H. Boie in Fitzinger, 1826 (Squamata: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: A new species of the kukri snake genus Oligodon H. Boie in Fitzinger, 1826 is described based on two specimens collected from Shangxi Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China. Oligodon bivirgatus sp. nov. can be distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of having 15/15/15 dorsal scale rows, eight maxillary teeth, divided nasal, 3 temporals (1+2), 7 supralabials and 7 infralabials; divided anal plate; reddish-brown dorsum with two distinct dark stripes, and reddish ventral surface (in life) with irregular dark blotches on edge cream. This is the first new Oligodon species described from a type-locality in Hainan Island of China.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4933.3.7

Authors: TIANYU QIAN, SHUO QI, JINGSONG SHI, YUYAN LU, ROBERT W. G. JENKINS, YANNI MO, PIPENG LI

Institutions: Shenyang Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

Language: English

Topic: Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3130620779

FWCI: 5.02

Cites: 1

Cited by: 11

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