Protobothrops elegans facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Protobothrops elegans
Scientific classification
Genus:	Protobothrops
Species:	elegans
Synonyms
Craspedocephalus elegans Gray, 1849 Trimeresurus luteus Boettger, 1895 Lachesis luteus – Boulenger, 1896 Lachesis lutea – Boettger, 1898 Trimeresurus elegans – Stejneger, 1907 Trimeresurus mucrosq[uamatus]. elegans – Mell, 1929 Protobothrops elegans – Kraus, Mink & Brown, 1996

Protobothrops elegans is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include: elegant pitviper, Sakishima habu (サキシマハブ), and elegant tree viper.

• Gray, J.E. 1849. Catalogue of the Specimens of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum. London. xv + 125 pp. (Craspedocephalus elegans, p. 7.)

• Protobothrops elegans at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 25 July 2007.

See also

In Spanish: Trimeresurus elegans para niños