Szechwan Pit Viper
Protobothrops xiangchengensis
Potentially dangerous
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.
Protobothrops xiangchengensis est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Viperidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de la république populaire de Chine. Elle se rencontre dans la province du Yunnan et dans l'ouest de la province du Sichuan.
Protobothrops es un género de serpientes venenosas de la familia Viperidae. Sus especies se distribuyen por Asia. Especies Se reconocen las 15 especies siguientes: Protobothrops cornutus (Smith, 1930) Protobothrops dabieshanensis Huang, Pan, Han, Zhang, Hou, Yu, Zheng & Zhang, 2012 Protobothrops elegans (Gray, 1849) Protobothrops flavirostris Grassby-Lewis, Brakels, Maury, Sitthivong, Frohlich, Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Nguyen & Poyarkov, 2025 Protobothrops flavoviridis (Hallowell, 1861) Protobothrops himalayanus Pan, Chettri, Yang, Jiang, Wang, Zhang & Vogel, 2013 Protobothrops…
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