Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas

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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species:
P. jerdonii
Subspecies:
P. j. xanthomelas
Trinomial name
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
Günther, 1889
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus xanthomelasGünther, 1889
  • Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas– Mell, 1931
  • Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas– Welch, 1988 [1]

Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas [2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies [3] endemic to China.

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Description

Adults may attain a total length of 31 in (79 cm), which includes a tail 5 in (13 cm) long. [4]

The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales. [2]

Geographic range

Found in Central and southern China, in the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, and Guangxi. The type locality given is "Ichang" (=Yichang Shi, Hubei, China). [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 1 2 3 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN   3-937975-00-4.
  3. ↑ "Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Günther. 1889. p. 222.

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