Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii

Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, commonly known as the Chen's bamboo pitviper,[3] is a subspecies of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae.[4] The subspecies is endemic to Hainan Island in China.

Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
Subspecies:
T. s. chenbihuii
Trinomial name
Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
Zhao, 1995
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
    Zhao, 1995
  • Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
    — Zhao, 1997[1]
  • Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii
    Nguyen et al., 2009[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, chenbihuii, is in honor of Professor Bi-Hui Chen of Anhui Normal University, who is a Chinese herpetologist.[2][5]

Description

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The scalation of T. s. chenbihuii includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 169-178/168-174 (160-170/167-174) ventral scales in males/females, 70-80/66-78(56-73) subcaudal scales in males/females, and 10-12 supralabial scales.[3]

Geographic range

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T. s. chenbihuii is found in China on Hainan Island on Mount Diaoluo at 225–290 m (738–951 ft) elevation (Lingshui County), and on Wuzhi Mountain at 500 m (1,600 ft) elevation (Qiongzhong County). The type locality given is "Diaoluo Shan, Lingshui Co., Hainan Prov., China; altitude about 250 m [820 ft]".[3]

References

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  1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b "Trimeresurus stejnegeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ a b c Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  4. ^ "Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, p. 53).

Further reading

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  • Zhao, Er-mi (1995). "Intraspecific classification of some Chinese snakes". Sichuan Journal of Zoology 14 (3): 107–112. (Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii, new subspecies). (in Chinese, with summary in English).
  • Zhao, Er-mi (1997). "Intraspecific Classification of Some Chinese Snakes". Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 170–172.