New occurrence of Sinovipera sichuanensis in Guizhou

Three Asian green pit vipers were collected in August 2013 during a field trip in Fanjin Mt. National Conservation Area, Guizhou. These specimens were identified as Sinovipera sichuanensis, based on subsequent examination and comparison. This is a new record of the genus Sinovipera and S. sichuanens...

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Published inDōngwùxué yánjiū Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 350 - 352
Main Authors Liu, Qin, Zhong, Guang-Hui, Li, Shi-Ze, Lü, Jing-Cai, Guo, Peng
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
English
Published China Kunming Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences 01.07.2014
Subjects
Animals
Demography
Female
Male
Morphology
Reproductive system
Snakes
Viperidae - physiology
Zoology
保护区
收集
毒蛇
贵州
Guizhou China
Hemipenis
Snake
Morphology
Distribution
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Summary:Three Asian green pit vipers were collected in August 2013 during a field trip in Fanjin Mt. National Conservation Area, Guizhou. These specimens were identified as Sinovipera sichuanensis, based on subsequent examination and comparison. This is a new record of the genus Sinovipera and S. sichuanensis in Guizhou, and the first time that male specimens have been collected in the field.
Bibliography:Snake; Hemipenis; Distribution; Morphology
Three Asian green pit vipers were collected in August 2013 during a field trip in Fanjin Mt. National Conservation Area, Guizhou. These specimens were identified as Sinovipera sichuanensis, based on subsequent examination and comparison. This is a new record of the genus Sinovipera and S. sichuanensis in Guizhou, and the first time that male specimens have been collected in the field.
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1. College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin 644007, China 2.College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China 3.College of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China 4.Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, China
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ISSN:0254-5853
DOI:10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.4.350