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摘要: 最近在四川西部理塘县海拔 370 0～ 4 15 0m高山沼泽草地采到 4号 (3雄 1雌 )过去仅知我国西藏高原才有分布的温泉蛇。其鳞被各部分及数量均与西藏分布的温泉蛇一致 ,但与西藏标本尾下鳞单双不定的唯一区别是四川标本均呈双行 ,这可能与所测量四川标本数量较少 (仅 4号 )有关。作者认为这一发现有利于证明青藏高原隆起的地质学问题 ,及其对高原上动物演化发展影响的观点 ,因为西藏高原本体及四川西部高原都属于青藏高原的范围 !

摘要: From 2004 to 2006,several field trips in western Sichuan,China were carried out.A number of Thermophis snakes were collected in Litang County.After detailed morphological studies,we found that these Thermophis specimens were much different from those from Xizang(Tibet).We believed that Litang snakes should be a new species and describe it as below.Thermophis zhaoermii new species Holotype:SCUM 044804,adult female,collected in August 2004,Litang County,Sichuan,China.Elevation 3700 m.