Protobothrops xiangchengensis
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Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Szechwan pit viper, Kham Plateau pit viper,[1][2][3] or Sichuan lancehead,[1] is a pit viper species endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in south-central China.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3][4]
Taxonomy
Originally described as a member of the genus Trimeresurus, it was later reassigned to Protobothrops.[1][5][3]
Description
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.[2]
Geographic range
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]".[6]
See also
References
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Further reading
- 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.