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摘要
A new species of the genus Protobothrops Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983, was described from Jilong County, southern Tibet, China, and Chungthang, northern Sikkim, India. It differs from congeners by the following characters: 1) relatively large body size (total length up to 1510 mm); 2) dorsal scale rows 25-25-19; 3) except for the smooth outermost row, dorsal scales are weakly keeled; 4) relatively high number of ventral (198-216) and subcaudal (65-76 pairs) scales; 5) 7-8 supralabials; 6) 11 to 13 infralabials; 7) dorsal head uniform dark brown, laterally a reddish-brown obscure postocular streak; 8) dorsum of trunk and tail olive, with distinct black edged red brown transverse bands across the body and tail; and 9) eye from bright brown and reddish brown to mildly brown. The new species was also observed from the Haa Valley in western Bhutan.
- 出版日期2013-6-25
- 单位中国科学院; 广东省生物资源应用研究所; 中国科学院昆明动物研究所; 遗传资源与进化国家重点实验室
