A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India

A new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from northeast India, based on specimens collected from the state of Mizoram and Meghalaya. The new species is a member of the subgenus Viridovipera and is sister to Trimeresurus medoensis based on molecular data for mitochondrial cytochrome b ge...

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Autores principales: Rathee, Yashpal Singh, Purkayastha, Jayaditya, Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte, Dalal, Siddharth, Biakzuala, Lal, Muansanga, Lal, Mirza, Zeeshan A.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35594256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268402
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author Rathee, Yashpal Singh
Purkayastha, Jayaditya
Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte
Dalal, Siddharth
Biakzuala, Lal
Muansanga, Lal
Mirza, Zeeshan A.
author_facet Rathee, Yashpal Singh
Purkayastha, Jayaditya
Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte
Dalal, Siddharth
Biakzuala, Lal
Muansanga, Lal
Mirza, Zeeshan A.
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description A new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from northeast India, based on specimens collected from the state of Mizoram and Meghalaya. The new species is a member of the subgenus Viridovipera and is sister to Trimeresurus medoensis based on molecular data for mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, whereas resembles Trimeresurus gumprechti morphologically. A combination of characters helps delimit the new species from its congeners. Description of the new species highlights the need for dedicated surveys across northeast India to document its reptilian diversity, as this represents the third new species of the genus to be described in the past three years.
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spelling pubmed-91221902022-05-21 A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India Rathee, Yashpal Singh Purkayastha, Jayaditya Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte Dalal, Siddharth Biakzuala, Lal Muansanga, Lal Mirza, Zeeshan A. PLoS One Research Article A new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from northeast India, based on specimens collected from the state of Mizoram and Meghalaya. The new species is a member of the subgenus Viridovipera and is sister to Trimeresurus medoensis based on molecular data for mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, whereas resembles Trimeresurus gumprechti morphologically. A combination of characters helps delimit the new species from its congeners. Description of the new species highlights the need for dedicated surveys across northeast India to document its reptilian diversity, as this represents the third new species of the genus to be described in the past three years. Public Library of Science 2022-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9122190/ /pubmed/35594256 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268402 Text en © 2022 Rathee et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Rathee, Yashpal Singh
Purkayastha, Jayaditya
Lalremsanga, Hmar Tlawmte
Dalal, Siddharth
Biakzuala, Lal
Muansanga, Lal
Mirza, Zeeshan A.
A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title_full A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title_fullStr A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title_full_unstemmed A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title_short A new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from northeast India
title_sort new cryptic species of green pit viper of the genus trimeresurus lacépède, 1804 (serpentes, viperidae) from northeast india
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9122190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35594256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268402
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