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Genus/Species

 

Trimeresurus (Sinovipera) sp., -

Clinical entries

For clinical data see section “Risk” below

See also the other subgenera of the genus TrimeresurusTrimeresurus (Himalayophis)Trimeresurus (Parias)Trimeresurus (Popeia), Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus)Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) and the new genus Craspedocephalus

Species

  • 1. Trimeresurus (Sinovipera) sichuanensis

 

This subgenus of Trimeresurus proposed by Davis et al. 2011, was originally described as own genus Sinovipera (Guo & Wang 2011).


See also Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) sp. for detailed discussion about the revision of the genus Trimeresurus.

Taxonomy

Serpentes; Viperidae; Crotalinae

Common names

  • 1. Sichuan pitviper

Distribution

China (South Sichuan). It is likely that the new species also occurs in Chongqing and Guizhou. 

Biology

The new subgenus/species is is defined by to female specimens found in South Sichuan, where it lives at about 1000 m above sea level in less disturbed evergreen rainforest. Quite large relatives of the Trimeresurus group, with a body length of around 1 m. Body color uniformly green, without lateral stripes. Red eyes. It is sympatric with Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) stejnegeri

Danger

unknown

Literature (biological)

Guo & Wang 2011, David et al. 2011

 

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