Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti

Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti
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. bourreti
Trinomial name
Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti
Klemmer, 1963
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus Jerdonii meridionalis - Bourret, 1935
  • Trimeresurus jerdoni bourreti - Klemmer, 1963
  • Protobothrops jerdonii bourreti - Welch, 1988
  • Protobothrops jerdonii meridionalis - Welch, 1988[1]
Common names: Bourret's pitviper.[2]

Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti is a venomous pitviper subspecies[3] found in Vietnam.

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Description

The scalation includes 21-23 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 189-192 ventral scales, 65-72 subcaudal scales and 7-8 supralabial scales.[2]

Geographic range

Found in Northwestern Vietnam (in the provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau, and possibly also in adjacent China (Yunnan).[2] The type locality given is "Chapa" (Tonkin, Vietnam).[1]

Taxonomy

T. j. bourreti Klemmer, 1963, is a replacement name for T. j. meridionalis Bourret, 1935.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  3. ^ "Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635225. Retrieved 12 August 2008.