中国科学家在四川保护区发现了一种新的非毒蛇种。 Chinese scientists discover a new non-venomous snake species in Sichuan’s protected areas.

中国科学家在四川省西中国雨区发现了一种新的非毒蛇物种,即中国西部山蛇(Plagiopholis pluvialis),包括巨人潘达国家公园和埃梅山。 Chinese scientists have discovered a new non-venomous snake species, the western China mountain snake (Plagiopholis pluvialis), in Sichuan Province’s West China Rain Zone, including the Giant Panda National Park and Mount Emei. 这种长 80 厘米的蛇于 2020 年至 2025 年间被发现，颈部图案呈独特的倒 V 形，昼行性，以蚯蚓和蛞蝓为食。 Found between 2020 and 2025, the 80-centimeter-long snake has a distinctive inverted V-shaped neck pattern, is diurnal, and feeds on earthworms and slugs. 它通过遗传和物理分析确定,是近一个世纪以来其基因组中第一个新物种。 Identified through genetic and physical analysis, it is the first new species in its genus in nearly a century. 该发现于9月发表于《动物系统学与进化》, 凸显了该地区的高度生物多样性及保护区的养护价值。 The discovery, published in September in Zoosystematics and Evolution, highlights the region’s high biodiversity and the conservation value of protected areas.