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Sibynophis grahami (BOULENGER, 1904)

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Sibynophiinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymPolyodontophis Grahami BOULENGER 1904: 132
Sibynophis (collaris) grahami — MELL 1931 [1929]
Sibynophis chinensis grahami — ZHAO 1987
Sibynophis grahami — POPE 1935: 88
Sibynophis grahami — SMITH 1943: 280
Sibynophis chinensis miyiensis ZHAO & KOU in ZHAO 1987: 4
Sibynophis chinensis miyiensis — GUO et al. 1999
Sibynophis chinensis miyiensis — NGUYEN et al. 2009
Sibynophis chinensis grahami — NGUYEN et al. 2009
Sibynophis grahami — GUO et al. 2023 (unpublished)
Sibynophis grahami — NGUYEN & VOGEL 2025 
DistributionChina (Yunnan-Guizhou [Yungui] Plateau; Sichuan

Type locality: between Yunnanfu (nowaday Kunming City) and Kali Tring Fou (nowaday Qujing City), Yunnan Province, China

miyiensis (invalid): China (Sichuan); Type locality: Miyi Co., Sichuan Prov.: 880 m elevation  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.73, female
Holotype: CIB 105027, Male; Coll. S. H. Kang: 1986 [miyiensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (6594 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Sibynophis grahami was previously considered as a synonym or subspecies of Sibynophis chinensis. Nguyen & Vogel 2025 resurrected S. grahami to full species status and synonymized Sibynophis chinensis miyiensis with grahami. 
References
  • Boulenger, GEORGE A. 1904. Descriptions of new frogs and snakes from Yunnan. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 13 (74): 130-134 - get paper here
  • Mell,R. 1931. List of Chinese snakes. Lingnan Sci. Jour., Canton, 8 [1929]: 199-219.
  • Nguyen, S.V., Ho, C.T. and Nguyen, T.Q. 2009. Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 768 pp.
  • NGUYEN, TAN VAN, & VOGEL, G. 2025. On the taxonomy of Sibynophis grahami (Boulenger, 1904) with remarks on morphology, distribution, natural history, and conservation status (Squamata: Sibynophiidae: Sibynophis). Zootaxa 5618(4): 525-551 - get paper here
  • Pope, CLIFFORD H. 1935. The Reptiles of China. Turtes, Crocodilians, Snakes, Lizards. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., New York, Nat. Hist. Central Asia, 10: lii, 1-604 - get paper here
  • Zhao, Ermi 1987. A taxonomic study on chinese species of the genus Sibynophis. [in Chinese with English abstract] Chinese Herpetological Research 1: 1-6
 
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