New Distribution Records of Two Reptile Species in Guizhou Province—With a Taxonomic Revision of the Original Lycodon synaptor

doi:10.13438/j.cnki.jdzk.2026.04.010

Abstract

Abstract: In August 2025,specimens of the genus Lycodon and Hemiphyllodactylus were collected from Pu'an County,Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Guizhou Province.Based on morphological comparison and phylogenetic analysis,the two specimens were identified as Lycodon yunnanensis and Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis,respectively,thereby confirming the occurrence of the two species within Guizhou Province.Additionally,the previously recorded distribution of Lycodon synaptor in Guizhou was revised to Lycodon yunnanensis.

Key words: Lycodon yunnanensis, Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensis, morphology, phylogeny

WU Jianpu, HUANG Jie, RAN Jingcheng, ZHANG Xianhu, WANG Yun, YANG Jinyou, JIANG Wansheng. New Distribution Records of Two Reptile Species in Guizhou Province—With a Taxonomic Revision of the Original Lycodon synaptor[J]. Journal of Jishou University(Natural Sciences Edition), 2026, 47(4): 71-77.

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