Re-examination of the Chinese record of Opisthotropis maculosa (Squamata, Natricidae), resulting in the first national record of O. haihaensis and description of a new species
Creators
- 1. Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- 2. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- 3. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China
- 4. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam|Graduate University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 5. Hanoi National University, Hanoi, Vietnam|American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States of America|Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 6. AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, AG Zoologischer Garten Köln, Germany|University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Description
The taxonomic status of the previous record of Opisthotropis maculosa Stuart & Chuaynkern, 2007 from Guangdong and Guangxi, southern China, is revised based on the comparison of morphological and molecular data collected from the Chinese specimens and the holotype of O. maculosa from Thailand and O. haihaensis Ziegler, Pham, Nguyen, Nguyen, Wang, Wang, Stuart & Le, 2019 from Vietnam. Results reveal that the population from Shiwandashan Nature Reserve in southern Guangxi, China belongs to O. haihaensis, and represents the first national record for China; the populations from western Guangdong and southeastern Guangxi are described as a new species, Opisthotropis hungtai sp. nov. We suggest that O. maculosa should be removed from the Chinese herpetofauna checklist. The new national record of O. haihaensis and the description of the new species bring the total number of Opisthotropis to 13 in China.
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