Plagiopholis yangi

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 yangi

Name

Plagiopholis yangi Liu, Hou & Rao, 2026: 87

• Holotype: KIZ 2025059, adult ♂, collected by Local villagers on 6 May 2025.
• Type locality: “from Xiajinchang Township, Malipo County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China (23°13'24"N, 104°48'11"E; 1,450 m a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Liu, S., Hou, M. & Rao, D.-Q. 2026. A new species of Plagiopholis Boulenger, 1893 (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontinae) from southeastern Yunnan, China. Evolutionary Systematics 10(1): 85–92. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.10.188735 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Yang’s Mountain Snake