| Trimeresurus tibetanus | |
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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: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. tibetanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trimeresurus tibetanus Huang, 1982
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| Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus tibetanus, commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper, [4] is a venomous pit viper species found only in Tibet. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5]
Description
Scalation includes 21 (19 or 20) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 147-152/145-159 ventral scales in males/females, 46-54/40-48 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7-9 supralabial scales. [4]
Geographic range
Found in Tibet ( Tibet Autonomous Region, China). The type locality given is " Xizang Province, Nielamou District, Quekesumou, altitude 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)". In their English translation of Huang's publication, David and Tong (1997) list the type locality as "Tibet", but give " Naylam, Chokesumo" in the summary. [2]
References
- ^ Richman, N. & Böhm, M. (2010). "Himalayophis tibetanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T178471A7553595. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178471A7553595.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Trimeresurus tibetanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pit vipers. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ^ "Trimeresurus tibetanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
Further reading
- David, Patrick, and Haiyan Tong. 1997. Translations of Recent Descriptions of Chinese Pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a Key to the Complex in China and Adjacent Areas. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (112): 1-31.
- Huang, Zheng-yi. 1982. A New Species of Crotalid Snake from Tibet [in Chinese]. Fudan Journal (Natural Science) 21 (1): 116–118.
External links
- Trimeresurus tibetanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2008.
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