Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. stejnegeri |
Subspecies: | T. s. yunnanensis |
Trinomial name | |
Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis Schmidt, 1925 |
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Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis is a venomous pitviper subspeciesendemic to China.
The scalation includes 19 ( or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 154-164/150-172 ventral scales in males/females, 61-71/52-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.
It is found in southern China (Yunnan and southwestern Sichuan). The type locality given is "Tengyueh, Yunnan Province, China" (= Tengchong County).
Zhao (1995) raised this taxon back up to the level of a full species: T. yunnanensis.