Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
| Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. stejnegeri |
| Subspecies: | T. s. chenbihuii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii Zhao, 1997 | |
| Synonyms | |
- Common names: Chen's bamboo pitviper.[3]
Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii is a venomous pitviper subspecies[4] endemic to Hainan Island in China.
Etymology
The specific name, chenbihuii, is in honor of Professor Bi-Hui Chen of Anhui Normal University.[2]
Description
The scalation 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.[3]
Geographic range
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 [820 ft]".[3]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Trimeresurus by common name
- Trimeresurus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ↑ "Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
Further reading
- Zhao, Er-mi. 1995. Intraspecific classification of some Chinese snakes. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 14 (3): 107-112.
- Zhao, Er-mi. 1997. Intraspecific Classification of Some Chinese Snakes. Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 170-172.
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