This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Hibino, Yusuke, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2024): Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). ZooKeys 1220: 45-62, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1220.130885

Abstract

The slender snake eel genus Yirrkala from Taiwan is reviewed, and a total of four species are recognized, including a new species described here. Yirrkala nkust sp. nov. is described based on four specimens collected from western Taiwan. It can be distinguished from congeners by the dorsal-fin origin situated above the gill opening, the tip of lower jaw not reaching the base of the anterior-nostril tube, 1 + 3 supraorbital pores, 7–8 predorsal vertebrae, and 147–152 total vertebrae. Two rare species, Yirrkala kaupii Bleeker, 1858 and Yirrkala omanensis Norman, 1939, are redescribed based on specimens newly collected from Taiwan. A key to all Yirrkala species found in Taiwan is provided.

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/62e89788-eb92-496a-b999-8e9e77d835a8
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/21435FA62D5B5E72AE9DE32EF9111E8C
Citation: Hibino Y, Ho H, pensoft (2024). Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new records (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae). ZooKeys. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9jvjp5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.