A new species of the genus Opisthotropis Gunther, 1872 (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Guangdong Province, China

被引：15

作者：

Yang, Jian-Huan ^{[1
]}

Sung, Yik-Hei ^{[1
]}

Chan, Bosco Pui-Lok ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kadoorie Conservat China, Kadoorie Farm & Bot Garden, Tai Po, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

ZOOTAXA | 2013年 / 3646卷 / 03期

关键词：

Natricinae; Opisthotropis laui sp nov; snake; taxonomy; China; SNAKE;

D O I：

10.11646/zootaxa.3646.3.7

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

A new natricid snake of the genus Opisthotropis Gunther, 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 combination 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.

引用

页码：289 / 296

页数：8

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