Trimeresurus yunnanensis

Trimeresurus yunnanensis, commonly known as the Yunnan bamboo pitviper,[4] is a venomous pitviper species[5] endemic to China.

Trimeresurus yunnanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus yunnanensis
Schmidt, 1925
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus yunnanensis Schmidt, 1925
  • Trimeresurus gramineus yunnanensis – Stejneger, 1927
  • Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis – Pope, 1935[2]
  • Trimeresurus yunnanensis
    – Zhao, 1995
  • Viridovipera yunnanensis
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) yunnanensis
    – David et al., 2011[3]

Description

The scalation includes 19 (or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 154-164/150-172 ventral scales in males/females, 61-71/52-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.[4]

Geographic range

It is found in southern China (Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan).[3] The type locality given is "Tengyueh, Yunnan Province, China" (= Tengchong County).[4]

Taxonomy

Zhao (1995) raised this taxon back up to the level of a full species: T. yunnanensis.[4]

References
  1. Lau, M.; Zhou, Z. (2012). "Viridovipera yunnanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192051A2033367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192051A2033367.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. 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).
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. 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.
  5. "Trimeresurus yunnanensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.

Further reading
  • Schmidt, K.P. 1925. New Reptiles and a New Salamander from China. American Museum Novitates (157): 1–5. ("Trimeresurus yunnanensis, new species", pp. 4–5.)


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