Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas explained

Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas^[1] is a venomous pit viper subspecies endemic to China.

Description

Adults may attain a total length of 31inches, which includes a tail 5inches long.^[2]

The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales, and 7-8 supralabial scales.^[1]

Geographic range

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).^[1]

See also

• List of crotaline species and subspecies
• Snakebite

Further reading

• Günther, A. 1889. Third Contribution to our Knowledge of Reptiles and Fishes from the Upper Yangtsze-Kiang. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series, 4 (21): 218–229. (Trimeresurus xanthomelas, pp. 219, 221–222).

External links

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Notes and References

1. Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. .
2. Günther. 1889. p. 222.