Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China

The genus Tropidophorus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams (Barbour, 1921; Bauer & Jackman, 2008). Here, we designate the neotype and re-describe T. guangxiensis Wen, 1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens. We also describe a new subspecies from...

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Autores principales: Guo, Ke-Ji, Shu, Fu, Wu, Nan-Fei, Chen, Shun-De, Hou, Mian, Shi, Sheng-Chao, Deng, Xue-Jian
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8455472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34387416
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.363
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author Guo, Ke-Ji
Shu, Fu
Wu, Nan-Fei
Chen, Shun-De
Hou, Mian
Shi, Sheng-Chao
Deng, Xue-Jian
author_facet Guo, Ke-Ji
Shu, Fu
Wu, Nan-Fei
Chen, Shun-De
Hou, Mian
Shi, Sheng-Chao
Deng, Xue-Jian
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description The genus Tropidophorus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams (Barbour, 1921; Bauer & Jackman, 2008). Here, we designate the neotype and re-describe T. guangxiensis Wen, 1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens. We also describe a new subspecies from Xuefeng Mountain, Hongjiang County, Hunan Province, central South China. Based on two mitochondrial genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), the phylogenetic position of T. guangxiensis is allocated for the first time. Additionally, our data strongly support that the new subspecies is phylogenetically closely related to T. g. guangxiensis. We also present a morphological identification key for known species and subspecies of Tropidophorus in China.
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spelling pubmed-84554722021-09-22 Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China Guo, Ke-Ji Shu, Fu Wu, Nan-Fei Chen, Shun-De Hou, Mian Shi, Sheng-Chao Deng, Xue-Jian Zool Res Letter to the Editor The genus Tropidophorus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams (Barbour, 1921; Bauer & Jackman, 2008). Here, we designate the neotype and re-describe T. guangxiensis Wen, 1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens. We also describe a new subspecies from Xuefeng Mountain, Hongjiang County, Hunan Province, central South China. Based on two mitochondrial genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), the phylogenetic position of T. guangxiensis is allocated for the first time. Additionally, our data strongly support that the new subspecies is phylogenetically closely related to T. g. guangxiensis. We also present a morphological identification key for known species and subspecies of Tropidophorus in China. Science Press 2021-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8455472/ /pubmed/34387416 http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.363 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
Guo, Ke-Ji
Shu, Fu
Wu, Nan-Fei
Chen, Shun-De
Hou, Mian
Shi, Sheng-Chao
Deng, Xue-Jian
Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title_full Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title_fullStr Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title_full_unstemmed Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title_short Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
title_sort neotype designation and redescription of tropidophorus guangxiensis wen, 1992 (squamata: sauria: scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central south china
topic Letter to the Editor
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8455472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34387416
http://dx.doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.363
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