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Distribution of terrestrial venomous snakes
Selection
| Occurrences in | |
|---|---|
| NW | the Northwest |
| N | the North |
| NE | the Northeast |
| W | the West |
| C | central areas |
| E | the East |
| SW | the Southwest |
| S | the South |
| SE | the Southeast |
| X | most areas |
| ? | unclear |
See also separate
distribution charts for various Colubrids
of lesser medical importance.
Distribution tables
Colubrids
| Rhabdophis subminiatus | X | Yunnan, Guanxi, Guandong, Fujian, Hong Kong, Hainan |
| Rhabdophis tigrinus | C+E |
Elapids
| Bungarus bungaroides | W | |
| Bungarus fasciatus | X | including Hainan |
| Bungarus lividus | ? | |
| Bungarus multicinctus | X | including Hainan |
| Bungarus niger | X | |
| Bungarus suzhenae | W | Yunnan |
| Bungarus wanghaotingi | X | Southern Yunnan and Southern Guangxi |
| Naja atra | X | including Hainan |
| Naja fuxi | W? | Probably W Guangxi, SW Guizhou, Yunnan |
| Naja kaouthia | W |
| Ophiophagus hannah | X | including Hainan |
| Sinomicrurus annularis | X | incl. Hainan |
| Sinomicrurus kelloggi | X | Fujian, Hunan, Hainan |
| Sinomicrurus macclellandi | X | including Hainan and Hong Kong |
| Sinomicrurus peinani | S | Guangxi |
Pit vipers
| Gloydius monticola | NW | N-Yunnan |
| Ovophis jenkinsi | W | Western Yunnan |
| Ovophis makazayazaya | X | Fujan, Guangdong, Guanxi, Hong Kong, Yunnan |
| Ovophis malhotrae | W | Southern Yunnan |
| Ovophis tonkinensis | X | Hainan, probably in SE-Yunnan & S-Guanxi also |
| Ovophis zayuensis | W | Yunnan |
| Protobothrops jerdonii | W | W-Sichuan & Yunnan |
| Protobothrops mangshanensis | C | Hunan |
| Protobothrops maolanensis | S | Guangxi |
| Protobothrops mucrosquamatus | X | including Hainan |
| Protobothrops trungkhanhensis | S | Guangxi |
| Protobothrops xiangchengensis | W | W-Sichuan & W-Yunnan |
| Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) caudornatus | NW | Yunnan |
Vipers
| Daboia siamensis | S | Guanxi, Guangdong and southern Fujian |