On the validity of Hebius sauteri maximus (Malnate, 1962) (Squamata, Natricidae), with the redescription of H. maximus comb. nov. and H. sauteri (Boulenger, 1909)
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Li, Mao-Liang
College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China & Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Ren, Jin-Long
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-7600
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
renjl@cib.ac.cn
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Huang, Jun-Jie
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Lyu, Zhi-Tong
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4891-3859
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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Qi, Shuo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2924-6093
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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Jiang, Ke
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3395-7362
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Wang, Ying-Yong
School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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Li, Jia-Tang
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-7600
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China & School of Ecology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
lijt@cib.ac.cn
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Herpetozoa
2022
2022-12-21
35
265
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e94920
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.35.e94920
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Table 4. Morphological characters of H. maximus and H. sauteri. For specimens with asymmetrical cephalic scales, the scale count was given as "left/right", "-" indicates missing data.| Species | Voucher number | Locality | Sex | ToL (mm) | TL (mm) | SpL | IfL | PtO | DSR | V | SC | V+SC | MT |
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| H. maximus | CIB 118635 | Sichuan, China | M | 470 | 141 | 3-2-3 | 8 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 138 | 87+1 | 225 | 22+2 |
| H. maximus | CIB 118518 | Sichuan, China | M | 433 | 137+? | - | - | 2 | 17-17-17 | 137 | 74+? | - | - |
| H. maximus | CIB 8482 | Guizhou, China | M | 352 | 117 | 3/2-2-2 | 7/8 | 2 | 17-17-17 | 136 | 83+1 | 219 | - |
| H. maximus | YBU 18170 | Sichuan, China | M | 260 | 66 | 2-2-3 | 9 | 3/2 | 17-17-17 | 137 | 72+1 | 209 | 22+2 |
| H. maximus | YBU 11258 | Chongqing, China | M | 365 | 111 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 2/3 | 17-17-17 | 133 | 92+1 | 225 | 22+2 |
| H. maximus | CIB 118072 | Guizhou, China | F | 384 | 106 | 3/2-2-3 | 7/8 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 141 | 73+1 | 214 | - |
| H. maximus | CIB 107649 | Sichuan, China | F | 496 | 131 | 2-2-3 | 8 | 2/3 | 17-17-17 | 135 | 73+1 | 208 | - |
| H. maximus | CIB 8484 | Guizhou, China | F | 300 | 70 | 2-2-3 | 8 | 3/2 | 17-17-17 | 143 | 64+1 | 207 | - |
| H. maximus | CIB 8470 | Sichuan, China | F | 333 | 93 | 2/3-3/2-3 | 7 | 2 | 17-17-17 | 135 | 72+1 | 207 | - |
| H. maximus | CIB 94216 | Sichuan, China | F | 523 | 162 | 3-2-3 | 8 | 2/3 | 17-17-17 | 135 | 82+1 | 217 | - |
| H. sauteri | SYS r001766 | Hunan, China | M | 320 | 96 | 2-2-3 | 7/8 | 3/2 | 17-17-17 | 128 | 76+1 | 204 | 24+2 |
| H. sauteri | SYS r001266 | Jiangxi, China | M | 282 | 88 | 2-2-3 | 8 | 2/3 | 17-17-17 | 129 | 84+1 | 213 | 23+2 |
| H. sauteri | CIB 8481 | Hainan, China | M | 347 | 95 | 3/2-2-? /2 | -/8 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 125 | 74+1 | 199 | - |
| H. sauteri | CAS 18984 | Taiwan, China | F | 303 | 99 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 116 | 71+1 | 187 | - |
| H. sauteri | CAS 18988 | Taiwan, China | - | 299 | 83 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 128 | 77+1 | 205 | - |
| H. sauteri | YBU 17001 | Hainan, China | F | 225 | 58 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 126 | 76+1 | 202 | 25+2 |
| H. sauteri | CIB 118517 | Fujian, China | F | 412 | 120 | 2-2-3 | 8 | 2/3 | 17-17-17 | 133 | 79+1 | 212 | 24+3 |
| H. sauteri | CIB 118516 | Guangdong, China | F | 324 | 88 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 129 | 69+1 | 198 | - |
| H. sauteri | SYS r001150 | Guangdong, China | F | 145 | 38 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3 | 17-17-17 | 129 | 70+1 | 199 | 21+2 |
| H. sauteri | SYS r000275 | Guizhou, China | F | 306 | 77 | 2-2-3 | 7 | 3/2 | 17-17-17 | 132 | 66+? | - | - |