Sinomicrurus wongii (Fan, 1931)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Calliophis wongii Fan, 1931; Sinomicrurus houi Wang, Peng & Huang, 2018
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in: June 2024 (Jiang et al., 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
South China & northern Vietnam
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Fan, T. H. (1931). Preliminary report of reptiles from Yaoshan, Kwangsi, China. Kuo-li chung-shan ta-hsüeh. Sheng-wu-hsueh-his. iv+ 154 pp. [pls 1-5]
Other references:
Jiang, Xuefang et al. (2026). Rediscovery and revalidation of Sinomicrurus wongii Fan, 1931 (Squamata, Elapidae), from South China and northern Vietnam following nearly a century of obscurity. Zoosyst. Evol. 102(2): 507-517. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.188068
Wang, D. Q., Yang, D. C., Peng, L. F., Cheng, Z. W., Xu, J. C., Hu, X. Q. and Huang, S. (2015). Sinomicrurus kelloggi Firstly Found in Yunnan Province, China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 34(2): 314. [In Chinese]