Protobothrops xiangchengensis

Protobothrops xiangchengensis

Szechwan pit viper, Kham plateau pitviper, Sichuan lancehead

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Protobothrops xiangchengensis

Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Szechwan pit viper, Kham Plateau pitviper, or Sichuan lancehead, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in south-central China. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Appearance

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.

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Protobothrops xiangchengensis is endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in the provinces of Yunnan and western Sichuan, China. According to David & Tong (1997), the type locality given is "Sichuan Province, Xiangcheng, altitude 3100 m ".

Protobothrops xiangchengensis habitat map
Protobothrops xiangchengensis habitat map

References

1. Protobothrops xiangchengensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protobothrops_xiangchengensis
2. Protobothrops xiangchengensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/186095/1810271

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