A New Species of the Genus Protobothrops(Squamata:Viperidae:Crotalinae) from the Dabie Mountains,Anhui,China  

作　　者：Xin HUANG Tao PAN Demin HAN Liang ZHANG Yinxu HOU Lei YU Heming ZHENG Baowei ZHANG 

机构地区：[1]School of Life Sciences,Anhui University [2]South China Institute of Endangered Animals [3]Anhui Center for Desease Control and Prevention [4]Anhui Bird Watching Society [5]Jianghuai School,Anhui University

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2012年第3期213-218,共6页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

基　　金：funded by the Foundation for Young and Key Teachers;and the Talent Cultivation Project of Anhui University(02203104/04)

摘　　要：During a biological survey in July 2011, a pit viper was collected from the Yaoluoping Nature Reserve in the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, China. The pit viper’s the total length measured 836 mm with a dorsal ground color of yellowbrown, decorated by 56 dark-brown transverse bands. The 4thsupralabial squama of the new species is separated from subocular by two squamae, and the tip of tail is orange; this combination of characters distinguish it from other species of the genus Protobothrops. Based on the body proportions, number of squamae, body color pattern, and comparing the data of its life history with those of other species of Protobothrops, we herein describe it as a new species, belonging to the genus of Protobothrops.During a biological survey in July 2011, a pit viper was collected from the Yaoluoping Nature Reserve in the Dabie Mountains, Anhui, China. The pit viper's the total length measured 836 mm with a dorsal ground color of yellowbrown, decorated by 56 dark-brown transverse bands. The 4thsupralabial squama of the new species is separated from subocular by two squamae, and the tip of tail is orange; this combination of characters distinguish it from other species of the genus Protobothrops. Based on the body proportions, number of squamae, body color pattern, and comparing the data of its life history with those of other species of Protobothrops, we herein describe it as a new species, belonging to the genus of Protobothrops.

关 键 词：taxonomy Protobothrops dabieshanensis sp.nov. SNAKE Yaoluoping Nature Reserve ANHUI 

分 类 号：Q959[生物学—动物学]