Protobothrops xiangchengensis
| Protobothrops xiangchengensis | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Protobothrops |
| Species: | P. xiangchengensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1978)
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| Synonyms | |
Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Szechwan pit viper, Kham Plateau pit viper,[1][3][5] or Sichuan lancehead,[1] is a pit viper species endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in south-central China.[1][5] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5][6]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Originally described as a member of the genus Trimeresurus, it was later reassigned to Protobothrops.[1][4][5]
Description
[edit | edit source]Scalation includes 25 (23, 24) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 175–194/181–194 ventral scales in males/females, 54–66/44–62 subcaudal scales and 7–8 (9 or 10) supralabial scales.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]Protobothrops xiangchengensis is endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in the provinces of Yunnan and western Sichuan, China.[1] According to David & Tong (1997), the type locality given is "Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng, altitude 3100 m [10,200 ft]".[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (series). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (volume).
- ^ a b c Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). [erratum, p. 680.]
- ^ a b c d Protobothrops xiangchengensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- David, Patrick, and Haiyan Tong. 1997. Translations of Recent Descriptions of Chinese Pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a Key to the Complex in China and Adjacent Areas. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (112): 1-31.
- Zhao, Er-mi; Jiang, Yao-ming; & Huang, Qing-yun. 1979. Three new snake species in China. Materials Herpetological Research Chengden 4: 21.
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