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Szechwan Pit Viper

Protobothrops xiangchengensis

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Protobothrops xiangchengensis, commonly known as the Szechwan pit viper, Kham Plateau pit viper, or Sichuan lancehead, is a pit viper species endemic to the Hengduan Mountains in south-central China. No subspecies are currently recognized. Taxonomy Originally described as a member of the genus Trimeresurus, it was later reassigned to Protobothrops.

Distribution

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