Comparisons of general morphological characteristics with its congeners in China A Elaphe xiphodonta sp. nov. (SYS r002534, holotype), Ningshaan, Shaanxi, by Shuo Qi B E. anomala, Benxi, Liaoning, by Shuo Qi C E. bimaculata, Hong’an, Hubei, by Chong-Jian Zhou D E. cantoris, Bomê, Tibet, by Jing-Song Shi E E. carinata, Mentougou, Beijing, by Jing-Song Shi F E. davidi, Benxi, Liaoning, by Jing-Song Shi G E. dione, Yongdeng, Gansu, by Shuo Qi H E. hodgsonii, Gyirong, Tibet, by Shuo Qi I E. moellendorffi, Chongzuo, Guangxi, by Jia-Jun Zhou J E. schrenckii, Baishan, Jilin, by Shuo Qi K E. taeniura from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, by Wei-Liang Xie L E. zoigeensis, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, by Jin-Wang.