Molecular phylogeny and morphological comparisons of the genus Thompson, 1913 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) uncover a new taxon from Yunnan Province, China, and support revalidation of (Schmidt, 1925).

We describe a new species of the genus and provide evidence for the validity of Morphological and molecular analyses of specimens collected in Yunnan Province, China, revealed three distinct lineages, namely the newly described , as well as (Boulenger, 1904), and (Schmidt 1925), which is removed from synonymy with . Based on mitochondrial genealogy, is sister to , while is sister to . The new species and showed considerable genetic divergence from their recognized congeners (uncorrected distance ≥3.

[Strenthening entry-exit supervision for protecting natural resources of traditional Chinese medicine].

China is highly rich of medicinal plants. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has a long history and is important traditional resources in China. As one of the important strategic resources and the link among all the countries along the ancient "Silk Road", TCM has played important role in economy, politics, society and ecology.