Stichophanes ningshaanensis (Yuen, 1983)
Ningshan lined snake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Oligodon ningshaanensis Yuan, 1983
Conservation Status
Last record: 1983?
Rediscovered in 2006
Distribution
Hubei Province & Shaanxi Province, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Yuen H. 1983. A new species of the genus Oligodon from Shaanxi Province, China. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 2: 65–67. [In Chinese with English abstract].
Other references:
Messenger KR, Wang Y. 2015. Notes on the natural history and morphology of the Ningshan Lined Snake (Stichophanes ningshaanensis yuen, 1983; Ophidia: Colubridae) and its distribution in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, China. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 9(2) [General Section]: 111–119 (e103).
Wang X, Messenger K, Zhao E, Zhu C. 2014. Reclassification of Oligodon ningshaanensis Yuan, 1983 (Ophidia: Colubridae) into a new genus, Stichophanes gen. nov. with description on its malacophagous behavior. Asian Herpetological Research 5(3): 137-149.
Yang L, Messenger K, Liao MY. 2009. Reptile and amphibian diversity of Shennongjia National Nature Preserve. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 2009 28(2): 286-291. [In Chinese with English abstract].
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