Protobothrops xiangchengensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Protobothrops |
| Species: | P. xiangchengensis
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| Protobothrops xiangchengensis Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1979
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Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Kham Plateau pitviper,[3] is a venomous pit viper species endemic to south-central China. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
Taxonomy
There is a genetic proposal to reassign this species to the genus Protobothrops, as Protobothrops xiangchengensis, because a "phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis)".[4]
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.[3]
Geographic range
Found in China in the provinces of Yunnan and western Sichuan. According to David & Tong (1997), the type locality given is "Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng, altitude 3100 m [10,200 ft]".[2]
See also
References
- ^ Guo, P. & Jiang, J. 2012. Protobothrops xiangchengensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T186095A1810271. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T186095A1810271.en. Downloaded on 30 October 2018.
- ^ 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. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ^ a b Malhotra, Anita & Thorpe, Roger S. 2004. A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pit vipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32: 83 –100. [erratum, p. 680.]
- ^ "Trimeresurus xiangchengensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
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.
External links
- Protobothrops xiangchengensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2007.
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