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  | |
| 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 | |
Etymology
The specific name, chenbihuii, is in honor of Professor Bi-Hui Chen of Anhui Normal University.[2][5]
Description
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
Trimeresurus stejnegeri 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
- 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).
- "Trimeresurus stejnegeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 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.
- "Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- 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
- 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.