Protobothrops sieversorum

Protobothrops sieversorum, commonly known as the three horned-scaled pitviper or the three-horn-scaled pit-viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.

Protobothrops sieversorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species:
P. sieversorum
Binomial name
Protobothrops sieversorum
(Ziegler, Herrmann, David, Orlov & Pauwels, 2000)
Synonyms[2]
  • Triceratolepidophis sieversorum
    Ziegler et al., 2000
  • Protobothrops sieversorum
    — Guo et al., 2007

Taxonomy

Protobothrops sieversorum was originally placed in the monotypic genus Triceratolepidophis. Guo et al. (2007)[2] synonymised this genus with the genus Protobothrops, based on evidence that it is phylogenetically nested within the existing species of that genus.

Etymology

The specific name, sieversorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Sievers family, father Dr. J.-H. Sievers and sons Julian Sievers and Moritz Sievers, for their support of nature conservation and zoological research.[3]

Geographic range

P. sieversorum is indigenous to Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. sieversorum is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).[1]

Reproduction

P. sieversorum is oviparous.[4]

References
  1. Stuart B, Nguyen TQ, Bain R (2012). "Protobothrops sieversorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178708A1542311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178708A1542311.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Guo P, Malhotra A, Li PP, Pook CE, Creer S (2007). "New evidence on the phylogenetic position of the poorly known Asian pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) with a redescription of the species and a revision of the genus Protobothrops ". Herpetological Journal 17: 237-246.
  3. 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. (Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, p. 243).
  4. Species Protobothrops sieversorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN 978-3937975009. (Triceratolepidophis sieversorum).
  • Hermann H-W, Ziegler T, Stuart BL, Orlov NL (2002). "New findings on the distribution, morphology and natural history of Triceratolepidophis sieverorum (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Herpetological Natural History 9 (1): 89–94.
  • Ziegler T, Herrmann H-W, David P, Orlov N, Pauwels OSG (2000). "Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, a New Genus and Species of Pitviper (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (3): 199–214.
  • Ziegler T, Herrmann H-W (2002). "Wiederentdeckung zweier gehörnter grubenotterarten in Vietnam ". Mitteilungen Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz 18 (2): 24–26. (in German).



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