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. Type locality: Hong Kong.
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Zhao
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Yang
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDFFF95FCD8FA09FCFB52AD" box="[790,834,1474,1496]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">et al</emphasis>
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)
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;
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<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FC16F9E3FBB25134" box="[984,1035,1577,1601]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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r001424, adult female, collected by
|
||
<collectorName id="3E3ABD82FFDFFF95FF59F987FE8D5113" box="[151,308,1613,1638]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Yik-Hei Sung</collectorName>
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on
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<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FEAEF984FE035113" box="[352,442,1614,1638]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="1920-05">
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<collectingDate id="F735077CFFDFFF95FEAEF984FE035113" box="[352,442,1614,1638]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="1920-05">20 May</collectingDate>
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</date>
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, 2015, from Tai Mo
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<collectingRegion id="510B16B6FFDFFF95FD66F987FD595113" box="[680,736,1613,1638]" country="Myanmar" name="Shan" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Shan</collectingRegion>
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(
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,
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;
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<elevation id="18E23F67FFDFFF95FB90F984FB5D5113" box="[1118,1252,1613,1638]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.4" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="740.0">
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDFFF95FB90F984FB1E5110" box="[1118,1191,1614,1638]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.4" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="740.0">740 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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)
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</materialsCitation>
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. SYS r000607, adult male, collected by Jian-Huan Yang (JHY hereafter) and Run-Lin Li (RLL hereafter) on
|
||
<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FB7AF9BBFAAF51FF" box="[1204,1302,1649,1674]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">8 March</date>
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, 2012; SYS r001017, juvenile, and SYS r001020, adult female, collected by JZ and RLL on
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<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FBEAF95FFAAC51DB" box="[1060,1301,1685,1710]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">15 and 16 September</date>
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, 2014;
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<materialsCitation id="23A7D209FFDFFF95FAA7F95CFDBE5183" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1451078608" collectingDate="2015-03-13" collectionCode="SYS" country="China" elevation="275" latitude="22.58189" location="Mt. Wutong" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="114.200745" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Shan">
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<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FAA7F95CFA2551DB" box="[1385,1436,1686,1710]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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||
r001082, adult male, collected on
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<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FDF5F973FD4F51A7" box="[571,758,1721,1746]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="2015-03-13">
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<collectingDate id="F735077CFFDFFF95FDF5F973FD4F51A7" box="[571,758,1721,1746]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="2015-03-13">13 March 2015</collectingDate>
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</date>
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by JW and ZTL, all from
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(
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="F6FBBE93FFDFFF95FF59F917FE895183" box="[151,304,1757,1782]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" precision="1" value="114.200745">114°12′2.7″E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDFFF95FEF3F917FE075180" box="[317,446,1757,1782]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.75" metricValueMax="3.0" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="275.0" valueMax="300.0" valueMin="250.0">250–300 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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)
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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<materialsCitation id="23A7D209FFDFFF95FDDBF914FB16506F" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1451078609" collectingDate="5 April" collectionCode="SYS" country="China" elevation="150" latitude="22.643358" location="Shenzhen City" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="113.9854" municipality="Mt. Yangtai" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Guangdong Province">
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<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FDDBF914FDF15183" box="[533,584,1758,1782]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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r000803, adult male, collected by JZ and YLL on
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<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FB5CF917FB5E5183" box="[1170,1255,1757,1782]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">
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<collectingDate id="F735077CFFDFFF95FB5CF917FB5E5183" box="[1170,1255,1757,1782]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">5 April</collectingDate>
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</date>
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, 2013 from
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<collectingMunicipality id="7314422EFFDFFF95FABAF914FF54506F" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Mt. Yangtai</collectingMunicipality>
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(
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="F6FBBE93FFDFFF95FE78F8CBFDE7506F" box="[438,606,1793,1818]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" precision="1" value="113.9854">113°59′7.45″E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<elevation id="18E23F67FFDFFF95FDA5F8CBFD48506F" box="[619,753,1793,1818]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="150.0">
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDFFF95FDA5F8CBFD0D506C" box="[619,692,1793,1818]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="150.0">150 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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),
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||
<location id="96108E8FFFDFFF95FCC7F8CBFC09506F" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1B666942FFDFFF97FF59FB31FBBC56A5:96108E8FFFDFFF95FCC7F8CBFC09506F" box="[777,944,1793,1818]" country="China" latitude="22.643358" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="113.9854" municipality="Mt. Yangtai" name="Shenzhen City" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" stateProvince="Guangdong Province">Shenzhen City</location>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="510B16B6FFDFFF95FC73F8CBFB16506F" box="[957,1199,1793,1818]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Guangdong Province</collectingRegion>
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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||
<materialsCitation id="23A7D209FFDFFF95FB75F8CBFD605017" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1451078610" collectingDate="3 November" collectionCode="SYS" country="China" elevation="102" latitude="22.504875" location="Shenzhen City" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="114.53973" municipality="Dapeng Peninsula" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Guangdong Province">
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<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FB75F8CBFB56506C" box="[1211,1263,1793,1817]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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r000893, adult male, collected by JZ and YLL on
|
||
<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FDE3F8ECFD05504B" box="[557,700,1829,1854]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">
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<collectingDate id="F735077CFFDFFF95FDE3F8ECFD05504B" box="[557,700,1829,1854]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">3 November</collectingDate>
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</date>
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, 2013 from
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(
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="F6FBBE93FFDFFF95FB2CF8EFFA21504B" box="[1250,1432,1829,1854]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" precision="1" value="114.53973">114°32′23.01″E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<elevation id="18E23F67FFDFFF95FF59F883FEA55017" box="[151,284,1865,1890]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.02" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="102.0">
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDFFF95FF59F883FF665014" box="[151,223,1865,1889]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.02" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="102.0">102 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
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</elevation>
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),
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<location id="96108E8FFFDFFF95FEFAF883FE625017" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:1B666942FFDFFF97FF59FB31FBBC56A5:96108E8FFFDFFF95FEFAF883FE625017" box="[308,475,1865,1890]" country="China" latitude="22.504875" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="114.53973" municipality="Dapeng Peninsula" name="Shenzhen City" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" stateProvince="Guangdong Province">Shenzhen City</location>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="510B16B6FFDFFF95FE29F883FD605017" box="[487,729,1865,1890]" country="China" name="Guangdong" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Guangdong Province</collectingRegion>
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FD2BF883FCA05014" box="[741,793,1865,1889]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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r001382, an adult female, and
|
||
<collectionCode id="F5DE4091FFDFFF95FBB0F883FB085014" box="[1150,1201,1865,1889]" country="China" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:14836" name="Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">SYS</collectionCode>
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r001383, a juvenile, by JW on
|
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<date id="E771FE94FFDFFF95FEC5F8A7FE3350F3" box="[267,394,1901,1926]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="2016-10">
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<collectingDate id="F735077CFFDFFF95FEC5F8A7FE3350F3" box="[267,394,1901,1926]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" value="2016-10">16 October</collectingDate>
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</date>
|
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, 2015 from
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(
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="F6FBBE93FFDFFF95FCBEF8A7FB9C50F3" box="[880,1061,1901,1926]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" precision="1" value="113.38279">113°22′58.03″E</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDFFF95FBFFF8A7FBD250F0" box="[1073,1131,1901,1926]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.5" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" unit="m" value="55.0">55 m</quantity>
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a.s.l.
|
||
</elevation>
|
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).
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<collectingMunicipality id="7314422EFFDFFF95FB70F8A7FAA950F3" box="[1214,1296,1901,1926]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Further</collectingMunicipality>
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information of collection localities is listed in
|
||
<tableCitation id="DE4DEDEFFFDFFF95FDDFF85BFDDC50DC" box="[529,613,1937,1962]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,239,368,391]" captionTargetBox="[159,1402,418,1904]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="TABLE 1. Specimens used for molecular analyses in this study." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/C7B088DCFFD4FF9EFF59FEBAFCFB56F2" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" tableUuid="C7B088DCFFD4FF9EFF59FEBAFCFB56F2">
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1
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DBD58BDFFFDFFF96FF09F87FFEA252D1" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="401" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" type="description">
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDFFF96FF09F87FFE815314" blockId="9.[151,1437,1541,2034]" lastBlockId="10.[151,1437,151,2021]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="401" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDFFF95FF09F87FFEE050BB" bold="true" box="[199,345,1973,1998]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">Description.</emphasis>
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Measurements, scalation and body proportions of eight adult specimens are listed in Table 3. The examined specimens roughly conform to the previous descriptions (
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDFFF95FC59F813FBE95084" author="Boulenger" box="[919,1104,2009,2034]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1888) Description of two new snakes from Hong Kong and note on the dentition of Hydrophis viperina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2 (6), 43 - 45." type="journal article" year="1888">Boulenger 1888</bibRefCitation>
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;
|
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDFFF95FB93F813FAA25084" author="Zhao" box="[1117,1307,2009,2034]" pageId="9" pageNumber="400" refString="Zhao, E. M., Huang, M. H., Zong, Y., Zheng, J., Huang, Z. J., Yang, D. & Li, D. J. (Eds.) (1998) Fauna Sinica. Reptilia. Fol. 3. Squamata Serpentes. Science Press, Beijing, xvii + 522 pp., VIII pls., IV color pls. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1998">
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Zhao
|
||
<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDFFF95FB50F810FB685084" box="[1182,1233,2009,2033]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="400">et al</emphasis>
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. 1998
|
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</bibRefCitation>
|
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), and show significant variation. Body cylindrical; adult specimens measuring
|
||
<quantity id="543775B1FFDCFF96FC42FF5DFB9B57DA" box="[908,1058,151,176]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" metricValueMax="4.62" metricValueMin="3.78" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" unit="mm" value="420.0" valueMax="462.0" valueMin="378.0">378–462 mm</quantity>
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in TL; tail short, TaL of 15–20% of TL; Head small, indistinct from neck; rostral concave, visible from above, slightly enlarged, more than twice as broad as deep, RW 31–37% of HW; nasal directed dorsolaterally, rectangular or pentagonal, in contact with first two supralabials ventrally, with loreal and prefrontal posteriorly, with internasal dorsally, with rostral anteriorly; a short vertical cleft below the nostril and dividing nasal into anterior and posterior parts, pointing to the posterior upper-angle of first supralabial (n=3), to the anterior upper-angle of second supralabial (n=3), or connecting with the suture between first and second supralabials (n=4); a single loreal, more than twice as long as deep (LoL/LoD 2.1–2.9), not in contact with internasal, in contact with second, third and fourth supralabials (in contact with second, third, fourth and fifth in left side of head of SYS r000803), whereas only in contact with third and fourth supralabials in original description (
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDCFF96FDE1FE16FD535681" author="Boulenger" box="[559,746,476,501]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1888) Description of two new snakes from Hong Kong and note on the dentition of Hydrophis viperina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2 (6), 43 - 45." type="journal article" year="1888">Boulenger 1888</bibRefCitation>
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); in specimens SYS r001423, SYS r001020, 0 893 and 0 607, loreal not entering the orbit, preoculars 2–3 (3 only on right side in SYS r001423), upper one significantly larger than the lower ones; in SYS r001424, SYS r000803, 1382, 1082,
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<date id="E771FE94FFDCFF96FCA3FDEEFBAC5549" box="[877,1045,548,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" value="1017" valueMax="1383">1017 and 1383</date>
|
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, loreal entering the orbit, preocular absent in SYS r000803,
|
||
<date id="E771FE94FFDCFF96FE65FD82FDEF5515" box="[427,598,583,608]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" value="1382" valueMax="1383">1382 and 1383</date>
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||
, present a small preocular under the loreal in SYS r001424, SYS r001082 and SYS r001017; postoculars 1–2; anterior temporal single, significantly prolonged (anterior temporal broken into three in specimen SYS r001423); posterior temporals two, only one on left side of head in specimen SYS r001423; supralabials 8/
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDCFF96FEF1FD7EFED455B8" box="[319,365,692,717]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.032" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" unit="in" value="8.0">8 in</quantity>
|
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all adults, 7/
|
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDCFF96FDC4FD7EFD8055B8" box="[522,569,692,717]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.778" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" unit="in" value="7.0">7 in</quantity>
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two juveniles, commonly first three rectangular, the last one significantly smaller than the adjacent preceding supralabial; the fifth, or fourth and fifth, or fourth, fifth and sixth supralabials touching the orbit; 7–10 infralabials, the first one in contact with its fellow behind the mental; two pairs of chin shields; anterior chin-shields large, in contact with each other, and in contact with the first four or first five infralabials on both sides; posterior chin shields small and separated by small scales; dorsal scale rows 17:17:17; dorsal scales weakly keeled throughout the body in previous description (
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDCFF96FC26FCADFB1554F5" author="Zhao" box="[1000,1196,871,896]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" refString="Zhao, E. M., Huang, M. H., Zong, Y., Zheng, J., Huang, Z. J., Yang, D. & Li, D. J. (Eds.) (1998) Fauna Sinica. Reptilia. Fol. 3. Squamata Serpentes. Science Press, Beijing, xvii + 522 pp., VIII pls., IV color pls. [in Chinese]" type="book" year="1998">
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Zhao
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FBE2FCA3FBE654F5" box="[1068,1119,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">et al</emphasis>
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. 1998
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</bibRefCitation>
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; Teynie
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FAC1FCA3FAFA54F5" box="[1295,1347,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">et al</emphasis>
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. 2014), whereas smooth on the anterior neck in our specimens, first presenting barely perceptible weak keel on 10th vertebral scale in SYS r001423, on 13th in SYS r001424, 15th in SYS r000803 and 1382, 17th in SYS r001020, 18th in SYS r001082, 21st in SYS r000607, 30th in SYS r001017, 46th in SYS r001383, 58th in SYS r000893, and gradually visible posteriorly; dorsal scales moderately and visibly keeled at mid-body to posterior part of body, the outermost row smooth; dorsal scales rather strongly keeled on tail; V 141–174; cloacal plate divided; subcaudals 43–59, paired.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDCFF96FF09FBA6FB33524C" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FF09FBA6FE2553F0" bold="true" box="[199,412,1132,1157]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Coloration in life.</emphasis>
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Dorsal surfaces of head, body and tail olive-green to olive-brown, usually each scale with black lateral edges, forming distinct or barely perceptible longitudinal black stripes parallel to each other, crossing each scale (
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<figureCitation id="0BF4C4D1FFDCFF96FED5FB7EFEDB53B8" box="[283,354,1204,1229]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,519,1656]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,519,1656]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 4. General aspect of Opisthotropis andersonii. A: dorsolateral view of the adult female specimen SYS r 001020 in life. B: Ventral view of the specimen SYS r 001020. C and D: Adult male specimen SYS r 000893 in life. E: Lateral view of adult female SYS r 001382. Photos by JW, JZ, JHY and ZYL." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/438869/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
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); sometimes dorsal scales with light-colored posterior edge; the most outer a scale row yellow, usually with black upper edge; mental and infralabials black-brown; venter yellow in adult specimens, yellowishwhite in juvenile specimens; chin shields, throat, subcaudals usually with black markings; in SYS r000807, each ventral scale with a middle black spot, formed a longitudinal row along medioventral line.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDCFF96FF09FA8EFEA252D1" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FF09FA8EFE6F5228" bold="true" box="[199,470,1348,1373]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Coloration in ethanol.</emphasis>
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Dorsal surfaces blackish-brown, longitudinal stripes indistinct or even not visible; dorsal scales more or less with pale-colored posterior edges; pale-yellow to whitish beneath, more or less with grey black spots.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DBD58BDFFFDCFF96FF09FA7AFEE9519C" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDCFF96FF09FA7AFEE9519C" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FF09FA7AFE6852BC" bold="true" box="[199,465,1456,1481]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Revision of diagnosis.</emphasis>
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This species is characterized by the combination of (1) TL
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in adult specimens; (2) TaL 15–20% of TL; (3) rostral concave, slightly large, RW 31–37% of HW; (4) nasal in contact with first and second supralabials; (5) loreal more than twice as long as deep; (6) loreal entering orbit or not, in contact with second to fourth or to fifth supralabials; (7) supralabials 7–8, the last one significantly smaller than the adjacent preceding one; (8) infralabials 7–10; (9) dorsal scale rows 17:17:17; (10) dorsal scales smooth on the neck, feebly keeled on the middle part of body, rather strongly keeled on posterior part of body, strongly keeled on the tail; (11) ventrals 141–174; subcaudals 43–60; (12) olive-green to olive-brown above, with distinct or barely perceptible longitudinal black stripes parallel to each other, crossing each scale; yellow beneath, with black markings in life.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="DBD58BDFFFDCFF96FF09F93EFBC0500C" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDCFF96FF09F93EFBC0500C" blockId="10.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FF09F93EFE4A5078" bold="true" box="[199,499,1780,1805]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FE35F93EFCAD5079" box="[507,788,1780,1804]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Opisthotropis andersonii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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has been recorded in
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<collectingCountry id="EBD898C4FFDCFF96FBC3F93FFB285078" box="[1037,1169,1781,1805]" name="Hong Kong" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
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and adjacent Shenzhen City, extending north to Guangzhou City,
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<collectingCountry id="EBD898C4FFDCFF96FDA6F8D2FD145044" box="[616,685,1816,1841]" name="China" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">China</collectingCountry>
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, and in northern and central
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<collectingCountry id="EBD898C4FFDCFF96FC24F8D2FBF05044" box="[1002,1097,1816,1841]" name="Vietnam" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Vietnam</collectingCountry>
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDCFF96FB99F8D2FAA45044" author="David" box="[1111,1309,1816,1841]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" refString="David, P., Pham, T. C., Nguyen, Q. T. & Ziegler, T. (2011) A new species of the genus Opisthotropis Gunther, 1872 (Squamata: Natricidae) from the highlands of Kon Tum Province, Vietnam. Zootaxa, 2758, 43 - 56." type="journal article" year="2011">
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David
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FB6DF8D3FB6D5045" box="[1187,1236,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">et al</emphasis>
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. 2011
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</bibRefCitation>
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). It is a low mountain dweller, commonly found in montane fast or slow-flowing streams, tiniest trickles covered with bare rocks, pools and ditches, surrounded by moist subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="DBD58BDFFFDCFF97FF09F84EFBBC56A5" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="402" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FF09F84EFE8250E8" bold="true" box="[199,315,1924,1949]" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="54CFA3D7FFDCFF96FE8BF84EFDD950E9" box="[325,608,1924,1948]" class="Reptilia" family="Colubridae" genus="Opisthotropis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="andersonii">
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDCFF96FE8BF84EFDD950E9" box="[325,608,1924,1948]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Opisthotropis andersonii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was described originally from a single juvenile specimen with TL
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDCFF96FABCF84FFF7C50B5" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.4" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" unit="mm" value="240.0">240 mm</quantity>
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, TaL
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<quantity id="543775B1FFDCFF96FECDF862FEEA50B5" box="[259,339,1960,1985]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" pageId="10" pageNumber="401" unit="mm" value="45.0">45 mm</quantity>
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, which was obtained, through the kind mediation of Dr. J. Anderson from the Directors of the City Hall Museum,
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<collectingCountry id="EBD898C4FFDCFF96FE82F807FE605090" box="[332,473,1997,2021]" name="Hong Kong" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
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, labelled as from
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<collectingCountry id="EBD898C4FFDCFF96FD72F807FCF35090" box="[700,842,1997,2021]" name="Hong Kong" pageId="10" pageNumber="401">Hong Kong</collectingCountry>
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, presented to the City Hall Museum by C. Ford (
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FF50FF5DFEE157C5" author="Boulenger" box="[158,344,151,176]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1888) Description of two new snakes from Hong Kong and note on the dentition of Hydrophis viperina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2 (6), 43 - 45." type="journal article" year="1888">Boulenger 1888</bibRefCitation>
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). As the City Hall Museum has been closed for a long time and we have been unable to examine this preserved specimen.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="9370D854FFDDFF97FF09FF15FBBC56A5" blockId="11.[151,1436,151,464]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402">
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According to the original description of
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,
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDDFF97FC6BFF2AFBF1578D" box="[933,1096,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="402">O. andersonii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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possessed a preocular, two suboculars and a postocular.
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<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FE3AFECEFD2D5669" author="Zheng" box="[500,660,260,285]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Zheng, J. (1992) A note on the genus Opisthotropis in China. Wuyi Science Journal, 9, 369 - 372. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1992">Zheng (1992)</bibRefCitation>
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examined two specimens (BM.217 and 218, collected on 1956) deposited in the British Museum, London and considered that
|
||
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDDFF97FCA3FEE2FBB35635" box="[877,1034,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="402">O. andersonii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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possessed two preoculars and two postoculars, no subocular. Obviously,
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||
<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FD8FFE86FD635611" author="Zheng" box="[577,730,332,357]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Zheng, J. (1992) A note on the genus Opisthotropis in China. Wuyi Science Journal, 9, 369 - 372. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1992">Zheng (1992)</bibRefCitation>
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||
treated two suboculars (i.e., pre-subocular and post-subocular) considered by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FEF5FEA5FDBB56FD" author="Boulenger" box="[315,514,367,392]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Boulenger, G. A. (1888) Description of two new snakes from Hong Kong and note on the dentition of Hydrophis viperina. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2 (6), 43 - 45." type="journal article" year="1888">Boulenger (1888)</bibRefCitation>
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||
as lower preocular and lower postocular, respectively. We follow the descriptions of
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FF70FE5EFEDA56D9" author="Zheng" box="[190,355,404,429]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Zheng, J. (1992) A note on the genus Opisthotropis in China. Wuyi Science Journal, 9, 369 - 372. [in Chinese]" type="journal article" year="1992">Zheng (1992)</bibRefCitation>
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.
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<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDDFF97FEB9FE5EFD2E56D9" box="[375,663,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="402">Opisthotropis andersonii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
is oviparous, probably feeds on semi-aquatic earthworms, and sometimes does well in captivity on a diet of earthworms (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="F75EA5A5FFDDFF97FCEBFE72FC4156A5" author="Karsen" box="[805,1016,440,464]" pageId="11" pageNumber="402" refString="Karsen, S. J., Lau, M. W. & Bogadek, A. (1998) Hong Kong Reptiles and Amphibians. Provisional Urban Council, Hong Kong, 186 pp." type="book" year="1998">
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Karsen
|
||
<emphasis id="A1BB0446FFDDFF97FCB3FE73FC1656A5" box="[893,943,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="402">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 1998
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
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||
).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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