For clinical data see section “Risk” below
Genus/Species
Trimeresurus (Sinovipera) sp., -
Clinical entries
See also the other subgenera of the genus Trimeresurus: Trimeresurus (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