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Pareas guanyinshanensis LIU, MO, LI, LI, LUO, RAO & LI, 2024

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Higher TaxaPareidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPareas guanyinshanensis LIU, MO, LI, LI, LUO, RAO & LI 2024: 6 
DistributionChina (Yunnan)

Type locality: Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve, Shuijingwan Village, Ganiang Township, Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (23°3′5′′ N, 102°51′54′′ E; 1750 m a.s.l.)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. KIZ 2023038, adult female, collected on 17 May 2023 by Shuo Liu.
Paratypes. KIZ 2023039–2023040, two adult females, with the same collection data as the holotype. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: SVL 482–540 mm, TL/SVL 0.26–0.30; prefrontal bordering orbit; lo- real not bordering orbit; 1 preocular; 1 postocular or postocular fused with subocular; 7–8 supralabials; 6–8 infralabials; infralabial not fused with chin-shield; 3 chin-shield pairs; dorsal scales in 15 rows throughout; 1 row of vertebral scales enlarged; scales not keeled at anterior part of body, 5 rows of mid-dorsal scales keeled at middle part of body, 5–7 rows of mid-dorsal scales keeled at posterior part of body; ventral scales 189–192; subcaudals 72–89, paired; precloacal plate undivided; maxillary teeth 4–5. Dorsal surface of head dark yellowish red or yellowish brown, with dense small black spots; dorsal surface of body yellowish red or yellowish brown; belly and ventral surfaces of head and tail pinkish yellow or yellow, with more or less small black spots; iris reddish yellow or yellow. (Liu et al. 2024) 
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References
  • Liu, S.; Mo, M.; Li, M.; Li, B.; Luo, X.; Rao, D.; Li, S. 2024. Description of a New Species of the Pareas hamptoni Complex from Yunnan, China, with Confirmation of P. hamptoni Sensu Stricto in China (Squamata, Pareidae). Animals 2024, 14, 421 - get paper here
 
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