| Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. jerdonii |
| Subspecies: | T. j. xanthomelas |
| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas Günther, 1889 |
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Trimeresurus jerdonii xanthomelas is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] found in China.
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The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176-188 ventral scales, 54-67 subcaudal scales and 7-8 supralabial scales.[2]
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).[2]