Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Rediscovery of Lycodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878) (Serpentes, Colubridae) in Xizang, China, with comments on its systematic position |
| Authors: |
Fu Shu, Bing Lyu, Keji Guo, Tong Zhang, Xiaoqi Mi, Li Li, Yayong Wu, Peng Guo |
| Source: |
ZooKeys, Vol 1200, Iss , Pp 65-74 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
Pensoft Publishers, 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Zoology |
| Subject Terms: |
Zoology, QL1-991 |
| More Details: |
Lycodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878), a rarely encountered species of Asian snake, is characterized by ambiguous systematics and biology. Based on a sole specimen of L. gammiei rediscovered in southeastern Xizang, China, we conduct a detailed morphological examination and description, and investigate the systematic position of this species. Morphologically, the newly collected specimen is closely aligned with specimens previously described. Mitochondrial DNA-based phylogenetic analyses reveal that L. gammiei constitutes an independent evolutionary lineage, forming a clade with L. fasciatus (Anderson, 1879), L. gongshan Vogel & Luo, 2011, L. butleri Boulenger, 1900, and L. cavernicolus Grismer, Quah, Anuar, Muin, Wood & Nor, 2014. The closest genetic distance between L. gammiei and its congeners was 10.2%. The discovery of L. gammiei in Medog County, China, signifies an eastward expansion of its known geographical distribution. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1313-2970 |
| Relation: |
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/117260/download/pdf/; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/117260/download/xml/; https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/117260/; https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2970 |
| DOI: |
10.3897/zookeys.1200.117260 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/3d79b96786754921a08b8f179a2ec3c7 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.3d79b96786754921a08b8f179a2ec3c7 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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