Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii

Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii

Chen's bamboo pitviper

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Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii

Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, commonly known as the Chen's bamboo pitviper, is a subspecies of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The subspecies is endemic to Hainan Island in China.

Animal name origin

The specific name, chenbihuii, is in honor of Professor Bi-Hui Chen of Anhui Normal University, who is a Chinese herpetologist.

Appearance

The scalation of T. s. chenbihuii includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 169-178/168-174 (160-170/167-174) ventral scales in males/females, 70-80/66-78(56-73) subcaudal scales in males/females, and 10-12 supralabial scales.

Distribution

Geography

T. s. chenbihuii is found in China on Hainan Island on Mount Diaoluo at 225–290 m (738–951 ft) elevation (Lingshui County), and on Wuzhi Mountain at 500 m (1,600 ft) elevation (Qiongzhong County). The type locality given is "Diaoluo Shan, Lingshui Co., Hainan Prov., China; altitude about 250 m ".

References

1. Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_stejnegeri_chenbihuii

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