A New Record of Snake Lycodon cathaya in Hunan Province
On July 27,2023,during an amphibian and reptile resource survey in Nanshan National Park,Hunan Prov-ince,a specimen of the genus Lycodon(specimen No.:HNNU 230727,26°15′2″ N,110°15′29″ E;Alt.532 m)was col-lected on the road next to the coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest.The phylogenetic relationship of genus Lycodon was reconstructed by using mitochondrial cytochrome b(Cyt b)gene segments.The results showed that the specimen was clustered with the type specimen of L.cathaya,with a genetic distance of 0.1%.Combining morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic relationship of the Cyt b gene sequence,the specimen was identified to be L.cathaya,belong-ing to genus Lycodon of family Colubridae,and was a new record of snakes in Hunan Province.
Hunan Nanshan National ParkMolecular phylogenetic analysisColubridaeLycodon cathayaNew record
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