Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas[1] is a venomous pit viper subspecies[2] endemic to China.
Description
Adults may attain a total length of Script error: No such module "convert"., which includes a tail Script error: No such module "convert". long.[3]
The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales.[1]
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).[1]
See also
References
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Further reading
- Günther, A. 1889. Third Contribution to our Knowledge of Reptiles and Fishes from the Upper Yangtsze-Kiang. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series, 4 (21): 218–229. (Trimeresurus xanthomelas, pp. 219, 221–222).
External links
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