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, 1978)
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Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Szechwan pit viper, Kham Plateau pitviper,[1][3][5] or Sichuan lancehead,[1] is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in south-central China.[1][5] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5][6]
Taxonomy
Originally described as a member of the genus Trimeresurus, it was later reassigned to Protobothrops.[1][4][5]
Description
Scalation includes 25 (23, 24) rows of
supralabial scales.[3]
Geographic range
Protobothrops xiangchengensis is
type locality given is "Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng, altitude 3100 m [10,200 ft]".[2]
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ^ ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ^ PMID 15186799. [erratum, p. 680.]
- ^ a b c d Protobothrops xiangchengensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Protobothrops xiangchengensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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.
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