Sibynophis grahami (BOULENGER, 1904)

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Higher Taxa	Colubridae, Sibynophiinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Polyodontophis 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miyiensis — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Sibynophis chinensis grahami — NGUYEN et al. 2009 Sibynophis grahami — GUO et al. 2023 (unpublished) Sibynophis grahami — NGUYEN & VOGEL 2025
Distribution	China (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
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.15.73, female Holotype: CIB 105027, Male; Coll. S. H. Kang: 1986 [miyiensis]
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Comment	Synonymy: 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
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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