Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China
Oligodon hamptoni is a rare species of Kukri Snake known from only two specimens, both collected nearly a century ago in northern Myanmar. Here, we report the third record of this species based on a photograph taken in Mt. Gaoligongshan, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China, approximately 235 km n...
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| author | Justin L. Lee Jian-Huan Yang Platon Yushchenko Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr |
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| description | Oligodon hamptoni is a rare species of Kukri Snake known from only two specimens, both collected nearly a century ago in northern Myanmar. Here, we report the third record of this species based on a photograph taken in Mt. Gaoligongshan, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China, approximately 235 km northeast of the nearest record in Bhamo District, Kachin State, Myanmar. We also provide a detailed redescription of the holotype, showing that the photo record from Mt. Gaoligongshan can be unambiguously identified to this species. This rediscovery represents the first observation of O. hamptoni in China and is the first report of this species in almost 100 years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-feee47164c4246da97f9a2e67d1113832022-12-21T19:06:37ZengPensoft PublishersHerpetozoa2682-955X2021-02-0134132110.3897/herpetozoa.34.e6087560875Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from ChinaJustin L. Lee0Jian-Huan Yang1Platon Yushchenko2Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr3Smithsonian InstitutionKadoorie Conservation ChinaJoint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological CenterJoint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological CenterOligodon hamptoni is a rare species of Kukri Snake known from only two specimens, both collected nearly a century ago in northern Myanmar. Here, we report the third record of this species based on a photograph taken in Mt. Gaoligongshan, Tengchong City, Yunnan Province, China, approximately 235 km northeast of the nearest record in Bhamo District, Kachin State, Myanmar. We also provide a detailed redescription of the holotype, showing that the photo record from Mt. Gaoligongshan can be unambiguously identified to this species. This rediscovery represents the first observation of O. hamptoni in China and is the first report of this species in almost 100 years.https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/60875/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Justin L. Lee Jian-Huan Yang Platon Yushchenko Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China Herpetozoa |
| title | Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China |
| title_full | Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China |
| title_fullStr | Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China |
| title_short | Rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare Kukri Snake, Oligodon hamptoni Boulenger, 1918 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae), with the first record of this species from China |
| title_sort | rediscovery and distribution extension of the rare kukri snake oligodon hamptoni boulenger 1918 reptilia serpentes colubridae with the first record of this species from china |
| url | https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/60875/download/pdf/ |
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