Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas

Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas is a venomous pit viper subspecies endemic to China.

Description

Adults may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long.

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

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).

See also

• List of crotaline species and subspecies
• Snakebite

References

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).

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