Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Protobothrops Higher classification Trimeresurus Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Scientific name Trimeresurus xiangchengensis Similar Trimeresurus, Snake, Vipers, Protobothrops, Trimeresurus fasciatus | ||
Protobothrops xiangchengensis is a venomous pit viper species endemic to south-central China. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Taxonomy
It should be noted that 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)".
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.
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]".