Plagiopholis yangi
Plagiopholis yangi · described by LIU, HOU & RAO 2026
Pictured: Plagiopholis nuchalis, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Fossil specimen.
Photo: Wich'yanan L, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The facts
- Scientific name
- Plagiopholis yangi
- First described
- LIU, HOU & RAO 2026
- Class
- Reptiles (Reptilia)
- Order
- Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
- Group
- Snakes (Serpentes)
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Plagiopholis
Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.