[1].[J].Asian Herpetological Research,2013,4(2):109-115.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00109]
　Hujun PAN*,Basundhara CHETTRI*,Daode YANG,et al.A New Species of the Genus Protobothrops (Squamata: Viperidae) from Southern Tibet, China and Sikkim, India[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2013,4(2):109-115.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00109]
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

卷:
4
期数:
2013年2期
页码:
109-115
栏目:
Original Article
出版日期:
2013-06-25

文章信息/Info

Title:
A New Species of the Genus Protobothrops (Squamata: Viperidae) from Southern Tibet, China and Sikkim, India
文章编号:
AHR-2013-0015
Author(s):
Hujun PAN1; 5*;  Basundhara CHETTRI2*;  Daode YANG1;  Ke JIANG3;  Kai WANG4;  Liang ZHANG5** and Gernot VOGEL6**
1 Institute of Wildlife Conservation, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China.
2 School of Policy Planning and Studies, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India.
3 State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, and Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, Yunnan, China.
4 Washington State University, 99163 Pullman, Washington, USA
Keywords:
new species;  Protobothrops;  Viperidae;  Squamata;  Himalayan region
DOI:
10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.00109
Abstract:
A new species of the genus Protobothrops Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983, was described from Jilong County, southern Tibet, China, and Chungthang, northern Sikkim, India. It differs from congeners by the following characters: 1) relatively large body size (total length up to 1510 mm); 2) dorsal scale rows 25–25–19; 3) except for the smooth outermost row, dorsal scales are weakly keeled; 4) relatively high number of ventral (198–216) and subcaudal (65–76 pairs) scales; 5) 7–8 supralabials; 6) 11 to 13 infralabials; 7) dorsal head uniform dark brown, laterally a reddish-brown obscure postocular streak; 8) dorsum of trunk and tail olive, with distinct black edged red brown transverse bands across the body and tail; and 9) eye from bright brown and reddish brown to mildly brown. The new species was also observed from the Haa Valley in western Bhutan.

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