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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: | |
Subspecies: | P. j. xanthomelas
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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
Günther, 1889
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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas [2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies [3] endemic to China.
Adults may attain a total length of 31 in (79 cm), which includes a tail 5 in (13 cm) long. [4]
The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales. [2]
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). [2]
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas | |
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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: | |
Subspecies: | P. j. xanthomelas
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Trinomial name | |
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
Günther, 1889
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Synonyms | |
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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas [2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies [3] endemic to China.
Adults may attain a total length of 31 in (79 cm), which includes a tail 5 in (13 cm) long. [4]
The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales. [2]
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). [2]