Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii

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Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, commonly known as the Chen's bamboo pitviper,[1] is a subspecies of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae.[2] The subspecies is endemic to Hainan Island in China.

Etymology

The specific name, chenbihuii, is in honor of Professor Bi-Hui Chen of Anhui Normal University, who is a Chinese herpetologist.[3][4]

Description

The scalation of T. s. chenbihuii includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 169-178/168-174 (160-170/167-174) ventral scales in males/females, 70-80/66-78(56-73) subcaudal scales in males/females, and 10-12 supralabial scales.[1]

Geographic range

T. s. chenbihuii is found in China on Hainan Island on Mount Diaoluo at Script error: No such module "convert". elevation (Lingshui County), and on Wuzhi Mountain at Script error: No such module "convert". elevation (Qiongzhong County). The type locality given is "Diaoluo Shan, Lingshui Co., Hainan Prov., China; altitude about Script error: No such module "convert".".[1]

References

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  1. a b c Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. Template:ISBN.
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  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, p. 53).

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Further reading

  • Zhao, Er-mi (1995). "Intraspecific classification of some Chinese snakes". Sichuan Journal of Zoology 14 (3): 107–112. (Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, new subspecies). (in Chinese, with summary in English).
  • Zhao, Er-mi (1997). "Intraspecific Classification of Some Chinese Snakes". Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 170–172.


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