A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1048.65650

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	A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii
	Qi, Shuo 1,2; Shi, Jing-Song 2,3; Ma, Yan-Bo 2,4; Gao, Yi-Fei 2,4; Bu, Shu-Hai 4; Grismer, L. Lee 5; Li, Pi-Peng 2; Wang, Ying-Yong 1
	2021-07-06
发表期刊	ZOOKEYS
ISSN	1313-2989
期号	1048 页码:23-47
通讯作者	Shi, Jing-Song([email protected]) ; Wang, Ying-Yong([email protected])
摘要	Based on combined morphological and osteological characters and molecular phylogenetics, we describe a new species of the genus Elaphe that was discovered from the south slope of the Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China, namely Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. It is distinguished from the other congeners by a combination of the following characters: dorsal scales in 21-21-17 rows, the medial 11 rows keeled; 202-204 ventral scales, 67-68 subcaudals; two preoculars (including one subpreocular); two postoculars; two anterior temporals, three posterior temporals; reduced numbers of maxillary teeth (9+2) and dentary teeth (12); sharp cutting edges on the posterior or posterolateral surface of the rear maxillary teeth and dentary teeth; dorsal head yellow, three distinct markings on the head and neck; a distinct black labial spot present in supralabials; dorsum yellow, 46-49 complete (or incomplete) large black-edged reddish brown blotches on the body and 12-19 on the tail, two rows of smaller blotches on each ventrolateral side; ventral scales yellow with mottled irregular black blotches, a few irregular small red spots dispersed on the middle of the ventral. Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses, the new species forms the sister taxon to E. zoigeensis. The discovery of this new species increases the number of the recognized species in the genus Elaphe to 17.
关键词	Colubrid morphology osteology Qinling Mountains taxonomy
DOI	10.3897/zookeys.1048.65650
关键词[WOS]	COMPLETE MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME ; PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS ; RATSNAKES ; DIVERSIFICATION ; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY ; EVOLUTION ; INFERENCE ; SELECTION ; SNAKES
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program[2019QZKK0705] ; Specimen Platform of Ministry of Science and Technology, China, teaching specimen's sub-platform[2005DKA21403-JK] ; National Park Project of Central Financial Subsidy[ZX2020-09-43]
项目资助者	Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program ; Specimen Platform of Ministry of Science and Technology, China, teaching specimen's sub-platform ; National Park Project of Central Financial Subsidy
WOS研究方向	Zoology
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS记录号	WOS:000672643400002
出版者	PENSOFT PUBLISHERS
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/18268
专题	中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后）
通讯作者	Shi, Jing-Song; Wang, Ying-Yong
作者单位	1.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Life Sci, State Key Lab Biocontrol, Museum Biol, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China 2.Shenyang Normal Univ, Inst Herpetol, Shenyang 110034, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins Chinese, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China 4.Northwest Agr & Forestry Univ, Coll Life Sci, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China 5.La Sierra Univ, Dept Biol, Herpetol Lab, Riverside, CA 92515 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Qi, Shuo,Shi, Jing-Song,Ma, Yan-Bo,et al. A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii[J]. ZOOKEYS,2021(1048):23-47.
APA	Qi, Shuo.,Shi, Jing-Song.,Ma, Yan-Bo.,Gao, Yi-Fei.,Bu, Shu-Hai.,...&Wang, Ying-Yong.(2021).A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii.ZOOKEYS(1048),23-47.
MLA	Qi, Shuo,et al."A sheep in wolf's clothing: Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (Squamata, Colubridae) and its possible mimicry to Protobothrops jerdonii".ZOOKEYS .1048(2021):23-47.