Description of a new species from Yunnan, China, within the genus Trimeresurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Viperidae) by integrating morphological and genetic evidence Author Liang, Ya-Ting https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4956-1140 Guangxi Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanning 530022, Guangxi, China Author Ding, Li 0000-0002-2559-5755 Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China Author Wu, Zheng-Jun 0000-0002-2478-7034 Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Guangxi Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China & Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China & School of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China Author Yang, Rui-Gang Guangxi Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanning 530022, Guangxi, China Author Chen, Ze-Ning 0000-0002-2266-7776 Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Guangxi Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China & Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China & School of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541006, Guangxi, China text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2026 2026-02-09 102 1 303 314 journal article 314192 10.3897/zse.102.173390 0a2b17f3-ed2a-479c-b838-cf570ac3287f 1BEDD403-31DB-4D46-ACBB-FE35C2E75095

Table 1. Measurements (to 0.1 mm) of the type specimens of Trimeresurus liqibini sp. nov.

Specimen voucher	GXNU 251216	GXNU 251217
Type	Holotype	Paratype
Sex	Female	Female
SVL (mm)	522	319
TaL (mm)	111	66
TL (mm)	633	385
TaL / TL	0.175	0.171
HL (mm)	29.6	19.6
HW (mm)	19.2	12.8
HH (mm)	10.1	9.1
DEL (mm)	3.75	2.74
ED (mm)	3.54	2.94
DSR	19–19 – 15	20–19 – 15
Pre-Ven	0	2
VEN	147	145
SC	60	55
VEN + SC	207	200
Cep	10	11
IIN	1	1
SL	9 / 10	10 / 11
IL	11 / 13	13 / 13
Iris color	Golden yellow	Golden yellow
Postocular stripe	Absent	Absent
Ventrolateral stripe	White	White