LI Cao,LIU Qin and GUO Peng.Expanded Description of a Chinese Endemic Snake Opisthotropis cheni (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae)[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2010,1(1):57-60.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2010.00057]

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Expanded Description of a Chinese Endemic Snake Opisthotropis cheni (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae)

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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

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2010 VoI.1 No.1

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57-60

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Original Article

Publishing date:

2010-09-25

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Title:

Expanded Description of a Chinese Endemic Snake Opisthotropis cheni (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae)

Author(s):

LI Cao¹;  LIU Qin¹ and GUO Peng ¹;  ^2*

¹ Department of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, Sichuan, China
² Chendgu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China

Keywords:

snake;  Opisthotropis cheni;  morphology;  China

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DOI:

10.3724/SP.J.1245.2010.00057

Abstract:

Based on seven newly-collected specimens, we provide an expanded description for the rare Chinese snake Opisthotropis cheni. The new specimens are consistent with the type series in scale counts and body dimensions. However, two individuals lack yellow cross-bands that are apparent in the type specimens. A key to the ten Chinese species of Opisthotropis is provided.

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