A new species of the genus Hebius (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae) from Hunan Province, China

作者：Zhengyan Zhou, Zhiyong Sun, Shuo Qi, Yuyan Lu, Zhi‐Tong Lyu, Ying-Yong Wang, Pipeng Li, Jianzhang Ma · 发表于：Zootaxa · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.3 · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Amphibian and Reptile Biology、Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy、Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

A new snake species of the genus Hebius is described on the basis of three specimens from Hunan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by a significant genetic divergence of 6.1%-12.9% of the mitochondrial cytb gene and a combination of the following morphological characters: (1) tail long, approximately 25% of the total length; (2) dorsal scale rows 19-19-17, vertebral scales enlarged, smooth, 2nd-10th rows distinctly keeled; (3) anterior temporals 2, preocular 1, postoculars 3; (4) ventrals 160-164; (5) internasals narrowed anteriorly; (6) a pair of occipital spots and a pale postparietal streak; (7) a pale brown or beige dorsolateral stripe on the 4th-6th scale rows; (8) ventral scales brick-red at their outer border, with a row of well-defined dark blotches; (9) maxillary teeth 21, gradually enlarged, followed by 2 moderately enlarged posterior teeth, without diastema; (10) nostrils lateral.