A new species of Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes, Colubridae), previously confused with G. prasinum (Blyth, 1854)

A new species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler is described from Yunnan Province, China. The new species closely resembles G. prasinum (Blyth), but it is differentiated from the latter species by the following characters: precloacal plate divided, iris blue and inside of mouth greyish-white in life. Ba...

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Main Authors: Shuo Liu, Mian Hou, Ye Htet Lwin, Qiaoyan Wang, Dingqi Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:Evolutionary Systematics
Online Access:https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/66574/download/pdf/