First description of the female of Achalinus sheni (Serpentes, Xenodermidae), with expanded description of this species

By

Ma, Yi-Han
Liu, Jiayu
Li, Hui
Zhou, Lin
Xu, Yuhao
Peng, De-Yong
Zhang, Zhi-Qiang
Mo, Xiao-Yang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-7-9

Original Publication

Herpetozoa

Volume

37

Pages

189--195

Subjects

Morphology , phylogenetics , Xinshao County

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e124331

 

Abstract

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.