First description of the male and hemipenial morphology of Opisthotropis haihaensis Ziegler et al., 2019 (Serpentes, Natricidae), with updated diagnosis and distribution
During recent herpetological surveys in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China, one male and one female specimen of <i>Opisthotropis</i> were collected from Qinzhou City. Phylogenetic analyses and detailed morphological comparisons identified these individuals as <i>O. haihaensis</i>. Based on these new specimens, we provide the first description of the male of this species, including hemipenial morphology, along with revised diagnostic features and new data on its natural history and distribution.
Authors
- Nikolay A. Poyarkov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-2283)
- M J Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-4915)
- Song Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6786-8523)
- Tierui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1869-9313)
- Xinge Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-8510)
- Jin‐Long Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-7600)
- Tan Van Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-968X)
- Yuhao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6094-6680)
Institutions
- Duy Tan University (VN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- Chengdu Institute of Biology (CN)
- Anhui Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e167521
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Russian Science Foundation
- Chengdu Institute of Biology