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...
Main Authors: | Justin L. Lee, Jian-Huan Yang, Platon Yushchenko, Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-02-01
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Series: | Herpetozoa |
Online Access: | https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/60875/download/pdf/ |
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