Herpetoreas yadongensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Natricinae
Genus: Herpetoreas
Species: Herpetoreas yadongensis

Name

Herpetoreas yadongensis Tan, Li, Zhao, Zhang, Guo & Lyu, 2026: 38

• Holotype: YBU 250477, adult ♂.
• Type locality: “Yadong County (89.011° E, 27.303° N), Xizang Autonomous Region, China, at an elevation of 1 873 m”.

References

Primary references

• Tan, S.-W., Li, K., Zhao, Z.-C., Zhang, H., Guo, P. & Lyu, B. 2026. A New Species of Herpetoreas from Southern Xizang, China, with Comments on the Systematic Position of H. sieboldii (Serpentes: Natricidae). Asian Herpetological Research 17(1): 34–44. DOI: 10.3724/ahr.2095-0357.2025.0054 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Yadong Keelback Snake