First description of the female of Achalinus sheni (Serpentes, Xenodermidae), with expanded description of this species
oleh: Yi-han Ma, Jia-yu Liu, Hui Li, Lin Zhou, Yu-hao Xu, De-yong Peng, Zhi-qiang Zhang, Xiao-yang Mo
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| Diterbitkan: | Pensoft Publishers 2024-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Achalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang, 2023 was originally described based on only male specimens from Lianyuan City and Nanyue District, Hunan, China. So far, no information on the females of this species is available. After molecular systematics and morphological characters of recently collected specimens from Xinshao County, Hunan, several specimens (3 males and 1 female) were identified as this species. Therefore, we provided supplementary descriptions of the female characteristics of this species in this study. Meanwhile, we extended the description of this species.