A new species of the coral snake genus Sinomicrurus is described based on four specimens from southern Hainan Island （three specimens from Tianchi, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, one specimen from Diaoluoshan ...A new species of the coral snake genus Sinomicrurus is described based on four specimens from southern Hainan Island （three specimens from Tianchi, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, one specimen from Diaoluoshan National Nature Reserve）, Hainan Province, China. Morphologically, the new species is rather similar to Sinomicrurus kelloggi. However, it is distinct from S. kelloggi by the pattern on the head, the head length, head length/width, the number of infralabial scales, number of bands on dorsal body, and number of blotches on the belly.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31471968)Key Discipline of Ecology and Research Platform of Bioresource Institution, Huangshan University
文摘A new species of the coral snake genus Sinomicrurus is described based on four specimens from southern Hainan Island （three specimens from Tianchi, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, one specimen from Diaoluoshan National Nature Reserve）, Hainan Province, China. Morphologically, the new species is rather similar to Sinomicrurus kelloggi. However, it is distinct from S. kelloggi by the pattern on the head, the head length, head length/width, the number of infralabial scales, number of bands on dorsal body, and number of blotches on the belly.
