大别山区及附近地区石龙子属物种归属问题初探

Preliminary study on the species ownership of Plestiodon in the Dabie Mountains and surrounding areas

2020年6—10月,笔者在大别山区及附近地区进行野生动物调查时,采集到石龙子属标本9号(5只成体、4只幼体).经形态学分析及线粒体COI基因序列比较鉴定,上述采集的标本均为刘氏石龙子(Plestiodon liui),为安徽省和大别山地区物种新纪录.该研究结果提示,大别山区及附近地区可能并无蓝尾石龙子(P.elegans)分布,此前的记录可能是对刘氏石龙子的误判.该研究补充了刘氏石龙子的形态学数据及分布信息,表明该物种在长江以北有更为广泛的分布.

During the survey on the diversity of wildlife in the Dabie Mountains and its nearby areas,from June to October 2020,five adult and four juvenile specimens of skinks(Scincidae)were collected.According to morphological comparison and mitochondrial COI gene sequence comparison,above samples collected from the Dabie Mountains were all Liu’s skink,Plestiodon liui is the new record of Scincidae species in Anhui Province and the Dabie Mountains.According to the results of this study,we think it was previous scholars who mistook Liu’s skink for blue-tailed skink(Plestiodon elegans).The study further complements the morphological data and distribution information of Liu’s skink,showing that the species is more widespread in the north of the Yangtze River.