Trimeresurus tibetanus
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Trimeresurus tibetanus, also commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper[1] and the Tibetan pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is found only in Tibet. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[2]
Description
The scalation of T. tibetanus includes 21 (19 or 20) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 147–152/145–159 ventral scales in males/females, 46–54/40–48 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7–9 supralabial scales.[1]
Geographic range
T. tibetanus is endemic to Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region, China). The type locality given is "Xizang Province, Nielamou District, Quekesumou, altitude Script error: No such module "convert".". In their English translation of Huang's publication, David and Tong (1997) list the type locality as "Tibet", but give "Naylam, Chokesumo" in the summary.[3]
Habitat
T. tibetanus is found at altitudes of Template:Cvt in a variety of natural habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, and it has also been found disturbed areas such as cropland.[4]
Reproduction
T. tibetanus has been observed to be both oviparous[4] and ovoviviparous.[4][5]
Etymology
The specific name, karahahi, of the junior synonym is in honor of Nepali zoologist Karan Bahadur Shah.[6]
References
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- ↑ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pit vipers. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Trimeresurus karanshahi, p. 138).
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Further reading
- David, Patrick; Tong, Haiyan (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.
- Huang, Zheng-yi (1982). "[A New Species of Crotalid Snake from Tibet]" Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science) 21 (1): 116–118. (Trimeresurus tibetanus, new species). (in Chinese).