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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas

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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
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Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas[2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies[3] endemic to China.

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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]

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