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Molecular phylogeny and morphological comparisons of the genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) uncover a new taxon from Yunnan Province, China, and support revalidation of Hebius septemlineatus (Schmidt, 1925).
Hou, Shao-Bing; Yuan, Zhi-Yong; Wei, Ping-Fan; Zhao, Gui-Gang; Liu, Gao-Hui; Wu, Yun-He; Shen, Wen-Jing; Chen, Jin-Min; Guo, Peng; Che, Jing.
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  • Hou SB; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution State, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
  • Yuan ZY; Kunming College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650204, China.
  • Wei PF; Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China.
  • Zhao GG; Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China.
  • Liu GH; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution State, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
  • Wu YH; Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
  • Shen WJ; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution State, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
  • Chen JM; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution State, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
  • Guo P; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution State, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650223, China.
  • Che J; Faculty of Agriculture, Forest and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin, Sichuan 644007, China. E-mail:ybguop@163.com.
Zool Res ; 42(5): 620-625, 2021 09 18.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34410048
We describe a new species of the genus Hebius and provide evidence for the validity of H. septemlineatuscomb. nov. Morphological and molecular analyses of Hebius specimens collected in Yunnan Province, China, revealed three distinct lineages, namely the newly described Hebius weixiensissp. nov., as well as H. octolineatus (Boulenger, 1904), and H. septemlineatuscomb. nov. (Schmidt 1925), which is removed from synonymy with H. octolineatus. Based on mitochondrial genealogy, Hebius weixiensissp. nov. is sister to H. septemlineatuscomb. nov., while H. octolineatus is sister to H. bitaeniatus. The new species and H. septemlineatuscomb. nov. showed considerable genetic divergence from their recognized congeners (uncorrected P-distance ≥3.9%). Furthermore, the new species and H. septemlineatuscomb. nov. can be diagnosed from closely related congeners by a combination of pholidosis characters.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Phylogeny / Colubridae Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Zool Res Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: China
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Phylogeny / Colubridae Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Zool Res Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: China