Zootaxa2011，Issue(2785) ：8.

Revision of the diagnostic characters of Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart and Chuaynkern, 2007 with notes on its distribution and variation, and a key to the genus Opisthotropis (Squamata: Natricidae)

MICHAEL WAI-NENG LAU WEN-HAO CHOU JIAN-HUAN YANG YING-YONG WANG BiNG ZHANG
Zootaxa2011，Issue(2785) ：8.
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Revision of the diagnostic characters of Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart and Chuaynkern, 2007 with notes on its distribution and variation, and a key to the genus Opisthotropis (Squamata: Natricidae)

MICHAEL WAI-NENG LAU 1WEN-HAO CHOU 2JIAN-HUAN YANG 3YING-YONG WANG 3BiNG ZHANG3
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作者信息

  • 1. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, P. R. China
  • 2. Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC
  • 3. School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingangxi Road, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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Abstract

Opisthotropis maculosa was described based on a single specimen collected from northeastern Thailand in 2007. We collected three specimens from Guangxi and Guangdong, China. These additional specimens provide the first information on morphological variation in this species, including sex-related differences. Based on the new information, we revise the diagnostic characteristics of this species and provide a key to the currently recognized species of Opisthotropis.

Key words

China/diagnosis/herpetology/morphology/sexual dimorphism/snakes

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出版年

2011
Zootaxa

Zootaxa

SCI
ISSN：1175-5326
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