A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China

A new species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 is described herein based on six specimens from the Diaoluoshan Mountains, Hainan Island, Hainan Province, China. The new species, Gonyosoma hainanense sp. nov., is most similar to its continental sister species, Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897)...

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Autores principales: Peng, Li-Fang, Zhang, Yong, Huang, Song, Burbrink, Frank T., Chen, Jin-Min, Hou, Mian, Zhu, Yi-Wu, Yang, Hang, Wang, Ji-Chao
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Publicado: Science Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8317179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34235897
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.085
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author Peng, Li-Fang
Zhang, Yong
Huang, Song
Burbrink, Frank T.
Chen, Jin-Min
Hou, Mian
Zhu, Yi-Wu
Yang, Hang
Wang, Ji-Chao
author_facet Peng, Li-Fang
Zhang, Yong
Huang, Song
Burbrink, Frank T.
Chen, Jin-Min
Hou, Mian
Zhu, Yi-Wu
Yang, Hang
Wang, Ji-Chao
author_sort Peng, Li-Fang
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description A new species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 is described herein based on six specimens from the Diaoluoshan Mountains, Hainan Island, Hainan Province, China. The new species, Gonyosoma hainanense sp. nov., is most similar to its continental sister species, Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897). Both taxa have a scaled protrusion on the anterior portion of the rostrum, distinct from other congeners. However, Gonyosoma hainanense sp. nov. can be distinguished from G. boulengeri by two significant morphological characters: (1) black orbital stripe absent in adults (vs. present in G. boulengeri); and (2) two loreals (vs. one loreal in G. boulengeri). The new species is also genetically divergent and forms a unique clade from its sister species and all other congeners based on sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b (cyt b).
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spelling pubmed-83171792021-07-30 A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China Peng, Li-Fang Zhang, Yong Huang, Song Burbrink, Frank T. Chen, Jin-Min Hou, Mian Zhu, Yi-Wu Yang, Hang Wang, Ji-Chao Zool Res Letter to the Editor A new species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 is described herein based on six specimens from the Diaoluoshan Mountains, Hainan Island, Hainan Province, China. The new species, Gonyosoma hainanense sp. nov., is most similar to its continental sister species, Gonyosoma boulengeri (Mocquard, 1897). Both taxa have a scaled protrusion on the anterior portion of the rostrum, distinct from other congeners. However, Gonyosoma hainanense sp. nov. can be distinguished from G. boulengeri by two significant morphological characters: (1) black orbital stripe absent in adults (vs. present in G. boulengeri); and (2) two loreals (vs. one loreal in G. boulengeri). The new species is also genetically divergent and forms a unique clade from its sister species and all other congeners based on sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b (cyt b). Science Press 2021-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8317179/ /pubmed/34235897 http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.085 Text en Editorial Office of Zoological Research, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Letter to the Editor
Peng, Li-Fang
Zhang, Yong
Huang, Song
Burbrink, Frank T.
Chen, Jin-Min
Hou, Mian
Zhu, Yi-Wu
Yang, Hang
Wang, Ji-Chao
A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title_full A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title_fullStr A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title_full_unstemmed A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title_short A new snake species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Hainan Island, China
title_sort new snake species of the genus gonyosoma wagler, 1828 (serpentes: colubridae) from hainan island, china
topic Letter to the Editor
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8317179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34235897
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.085
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