Neotype designation and redescription of Tropidophorus guangxiensis Wen, 1992 (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae), with description of a new subspecies from central South China
| Autor: | Shunde Chen, Nan-Fei Wu, Sheng-Chao Shi, Ke-Ji Guo, Mian Hou, Xue-Jian Deng, Fu Shu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Squamata Identification key Zoology tropidophorus guangxiensis hongjiangensis ssp. nov Subspecies phylogeny taxonomy Species Specificity Genus Animals Sauria Letter to the Editor Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Tropidophorus daming mountain Genome Ecology biology Phylogenetic tree Lizards DNA Classification biology.organism_classification Geography QL1-991 Female Animal Science and Zoology Taxonomy (biology) china: hunan province: xuefeng mountain china: guangxi zhuang autonomous region |
| Zdroj: | Zoological Research, Vol 42, Iss 5, Pp 606-613 (2021) Zoological Research |
| ISSN: | 2095-8137 |
| DOI: | 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.363 |
| Popis: | The genus Tropidophorus consists of small semi-aquatic lizards that dwell in lowland forest steams ( Barbour, 1921 ; Bauer & Jackman, 2008 ). Here, we designate the neotype and re-describe T. guangxiensis Wen, 1992 based on newly collected topotypic specimens. We also describe a new subspecies from Xuefeng Mountain, Hongjiang County, Hunan Province, central South China. Based on two mitochondrial genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), the phylogenetic position of T. guangxiensis is allocated for the first time. Additionally, our data strongly support that the new subspecies is phylogenetically closely related to T. g. guangxiensis. We also present a morphological identification key for known species and subspecies of Tropidophorus in China. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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