Herpsmitten, Umroi Military Station, Umiam, Meghalaya, India.
Help Earth, Raghunath Choudhury Path, Lachitnagar, Guwahati, Assam, India.
PLoS One. 2022 May 20;17(5):e0268402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268402. eCollection 2022.
A new cryptic species of green pit viper is described from northeast India, based on specimens collected from the state of Mizoram and Meghalaya. The new species is a member of the subgenus Viridovipera and is sister to Trimeresurus medoensis based on molecular data for mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, whereas resembles Trimeresurus gumprechti morphologically. A combination of characters helps delimit the new species from its congeners. Description of the new species highlights the need for dedicated surveys across northeast India to document its reptilian diversity, as this represents the third new species of the genus to be described in the past three years.
一种新的隐秘型绿林蚺被描述，基于从印度东北部的米佐拉姆邦和梅加拉亚邦采集的标本。该新种是属的绿林蚺亚属的一员，根据线粒体细胞色素 b 基因的分子数据，与中缅蝮亲缘关系最近，而在形态上与 Gumprechti 绿林蚺相似。一系列特征有助于将新种与同属物种区分开来。新种的描述强调了在整个印度东北部进行专门调查以记录其爬行动物多样性的必要性，因为这是在过去三年中描述的该属的第三个新种。
