Trimeresurus yunnanensis

Trimeresurus yunnanensis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Trimeresurus
Species:	T. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus yunnanensis Schmidt, 1925
Synonyms
Trimeresurus yunnanensisSchmidt, 1925 Trimeresurus gramineus yunnanensis– Stejneger, 1927 Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis– Pope, 1935 [2] Trimeresurus yunnanensis – Zhao, 1995 Viridovipera yunnanensis – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) yunnanensis – David et al., 2011 [3]

Trimeresurus yunnanensis, commonly known as the Yunnan bamboo pitviper, ^[4] is a venomous pitviper species ^[5] endemic to China.

Description

The scalation includes 19 (or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 154-164/150-172 ventral scales in males/females, 61-71/52-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales. ^[4]

Geographic range

It is found in southern China (Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan). ^[3] The type locality given is "Tengyueh, Yunnan Province, China" (= Tengchong County). ^[4]

Taxonomy

Zhao (1995) raised this taxon back up to the level of a full species: T. yunnanensis. ^[4]

References

1. Lau, M.; Zhou, Z. (2012). "Trimeresurus yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192051A2033367. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192051A2033367.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
4. Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN   3-937975-00-4.
5. "Trimeresurus yunnanensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 12 August 2008.

Further reading

• Schmidt, K.P. 1925. New Reptiles and a New Salamander from China. American Museum Novitates (157): 1–5. ("Trimeresurus yunnanensis, new species", pp. 4–5.)