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Trimeresurus jerdonii
Protobothropsjerdonii.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Viperidae
Subfamily:
Crotalinae
Genus:
Trimeresurus
Species:
T. jerdonii
Binomial name
Trimeresurus jerdonii
Günther, 1875
Protobothrops jerdonii distribution.png
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus jerdonii - Günther, 1875
  • Lachesis jerdonii - Boulenger, 1896
  • Lachesis melli - Vogt, 1922
  • Trimeresurus jerdonii melli - Mell, 1931
  • T[rimeresurus]. j[erdonii]. jerdoni - Bourret, 1936
  • Trimeresurus jerdoni - M.A. Smith, 1943
  • Trimeresurus jerdoni bourreti - Klemmer, 1963
  • P[rotobothrops]. jerdoni - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983
  • Protobothrops jerdonii jerdonii - Welch, 1988
  • Protobothrops jerdonii bourreti - Welch, 1988
  • Protobothrops jerdonii meridionalis - Welch, 1988
  • Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas - Welch, 1988

Trimeresurus jerdonii is a venomous pitviper species found in India (Assam), Burma, Tibet, China and Vietnam. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including this one.

Where they are found

Found from Assam in India, through northern Burma to Tibet, China (Hupeh, Szechwan and Yunnan) and Vietnam. The type locality given is "Khasi Hills, India.

What they look like

Males grow to a maximum total length of 835 mm with a tail length of 140 mm; females 990 mm with a tail length of females 160 mm.

Subspecies

Subspecies Taxon author Common name Jerdon's pit viper. Geographic range
T. j. bourreti Klemmer, 1963 Bourret's pitviper Northwestern Vietnam (in the provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau, and possibly also in adjascent China (Yunnan).
T. j. jerdonii Günther, 1875 Jerdon's pitviper Southwestern China (in the provinces of southern Xizang (Tibet), western Sichuan and Yunnan), northeastern India, Burma (Chin and Kachin state), and northeastern Nepal.
T. j. xanthomelas Günther, 1889 Red spotted pitviper Central and southern China, in the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and Guangxi.

Images for kids

  • Jerdon's Red Spotted Pit Viper (Protobothrops jerdonii)

    Jerdon's red spotted pit viper, P. j. xanthomelas, from West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

  • TrimeresurusJerdoniFord

    Protobothrops jerdonii, illustration by G.H. Ford (1875) for Günther's original description.

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