Plagiopholis acuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Pseudoxenodontinae
Genus: Plagiopholis
Species: Plagiopholis acuta

Name

Plagiopholis acuta Xu, Ma & Cai in Cai et al. 2025: 1782

• Holotype: QHU 2024009, adult ♂, collected by the team of Lifang Peng in August 2024.
• Type locality: “Xinshao County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, China (27.4533°N, 111.7558°E, 530 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Cai, B., Xu, Y.-H., Vogel, G., Peng, L.-F., Xu, J.-N., Cheng, L., Liang, D., Li, M.-X., Wang, Y.-Y. & Ma, S. 2025. Redescription of Plagiopholis styani (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontidae), with description of two new species from China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 1775–1797. DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.152739 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Hunan Mountain Snake