Mohapatra Pratyush P, Dutta S K, Kar Niladri B, Das Abhijit, Murthy B H C K, Deepak V
Department of Zoology, Government Science College, Chatrapur, Odisha, India- 761020..
Zootaxa. 2017 May 9;4263(2):318-332. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4263.2.6.
In this paper we resolve the taxonomic confusion related to Ahaetulla nasuta anomala (Annandale, 1906). On the basis of molecular and morphological data, we remove it from the synonymy of Ahaetulla nasuta (Lacépède, 1789) and reinstate it as a valid species-Ahaetulla anomala. This species is sexually dichromatic, males are green and females are brown in colour. Though the brown morph morphologically resembles Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) there are significant morphological and genetic differences between these two species. Additional information on taxonomy, natural history and distribution of the species is provided.
在本文中，我们解决了与扁鼻竹叶青（Ahaetulla nasuta anomala，Annandale，1906）相关的分类学混淆问题。基于分子和形态学数据，我们将其从扁鼻竹叶青（Ahaetulla nasuta，Lacépède，1789）的同物异名中移除，并将其恢复为一个有效物种——异形竹叶青（Ahaetulla anomala）。该物种具有两性二态性，雄性为绿色，雌性为棕色。尽管棕色形态在形态上与粉绿竹叶青（Ahaetulla pulverulenta，Duméril、Bibron和Duméril，1854）相似，但这两个物种在形态和基因上存在显著差异。本文还提供了该物种分类学、自然史和分布的更多信息。
