Abstract The Indochinese Peninsula represents one of the key global biodiversity hotspots in
Southeast Asia. The herpetofauna of Indochina (herein including Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia …

Mud snakes (Serpentes: Homalopsidae) are a morphologically diverse family of aquatic
snakes distributed from eastern Pakistan, eastward through South Asia, mainland and …

Species are usually described by morphological terms. In order to simplify and shorten
descriptions these are often abbreviated (eg, SVL for snout-vent-length). However, there has …

 Abstract Based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparison, a
new species of mountain pitviper, Ovophisjenkinsisp. nov., is described. The new species …

The reed snakes of the genus Calamaria Boie, 1827 are one of the largest groups of Asian
snakes, distributed from northeast India to the Maluku Islands of east Indonesia. Recent …

A new species of the genus Calamaria Boie, 1827, Calamaria arcana sp. nov., is described
based on a single male specimen collected from Mt. Dadongshan, Guangdong, southern …

井冈两头蛇Calamaria jinggangensis Caiꎬ 2023 隶属游蛇科Colubridaeꎬ
目前仅记录分布在江西井冈山ꎮ 2021 年9 月至2022 年6 月ꎬ 在广西桂林全州县才湾镇 …

The species Rhabdophis leonardi (Wall, 1923) is recorded for the first time from Vietnam
(Lao Cai Province) based on the re-examination of specimens deposited in the collections of …

Here, we describe a new species Calamaria jinggangensis sp. nov. from Mt. Jinggang,
Jiangxi Province, China. It can be distinguished from the sister species of C. arcana by these …

Snakes exhibit a diversity of morphological, ecological, and behavioral traits, and are widely
distributed across the world. These characteristics serve as excellent systems for testing …