Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Higher classification Trimeresurus jerdonii | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Rank Subspecies | |
Scientific name Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti Similar Trimeresurus jerdonii, Trimeresurus, Snake, Vipers, Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas |
Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti is a venomous pitviper subspecies endemic to Vietnam.
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Etymology
The subspecific name, bourreti, is in honor of French herpetologist René Léon Bourret.
Description
The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 189-192 ventral scales, 65-72 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales.
Geographic range
It is found in Northwestern Vietnam (in the provinces of Lào Cai and Lai Châu), and possibly also in adjacent China] (Yunnan). The type locality given is "Chapa" (Tonkin, Vietnam).
Taxonomy
T. j. bourreti Klemmer, 1963, is a replacement name for T. j. meridionalis Bourret, 1935.
References
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