A new species of Pareas (Squamata: Pareidae) from southwestern Yunnan, China
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT A new species of Pareas is described from Gengma County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province, China, based on morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analysis. The new species is phylogenetically closely related and morphologically similar to P. nigriceps and P. tigerinus. It can be distinguished from P. nigriceps and P. tigerinus and other congeners by a combination of the following characters: snout-vent length 352-472 mm in adults, tail length/snout-vent length 0.25-0.29, preoculars 1-2, subocular single, postocular single, one row of vertebral scales enlarged, 1-7 rows of dorsal scales keeled at mid-body, ventral scales 172-176, subcaudals 68-77, maxillary teeth 4-5, dorsal head solid black, 62-69 black bars on trunk, 27-33 black bars on tail, iris solid black.
Source: Zoologia (Curitiba)
Authors: Shuo Liu, Zhimin Li, Tong Yang, Dingqi Rao
Institution: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $250
Funder: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Awards: G3186422284, G7145454476
OpenAlex ID: W4411735242