Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
Subspecies of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas[2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies[3] endemic to China.
Remove ads
Description
Adults may attain a total length of 31 in (79 cm), which includes a tail 5 in (13 cm) long.[4]
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]
Geographic range
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]
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads