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词条 Trimeresurus medoensis
释义

  1. Description

  2. Geographic range

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

{{speciesbox
|image = Reptile Medo Pit Viper Viridovipera medoensis.jpg
| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = [1]
| genus = Trimeresurus
| species = medoensis
| authority = Zhao, 1977
| synonyms = * Trimeresurus medoensis Zhao, 1977[2]
  • Viridovipera medoensis
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) medoensis – David et al., 2011[3]

}}Trimeresurus medoensis, commonly named the Motuo bamboo pitviper,[4] is a venomous pitviper species endemic to India, Burma, and China. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

Description

Maximum total length for males is {{convert|671|mm|in|abbr=on}}; for females, {{convert|650|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Maximum tail length for males is {{convert|125|mm|in|abbr=on}}; for females, {{convert|115|mm|in|abbr=on}}.[6]

The hemipenes are short, thick, and spinose.[6]

Scalation: dorsal scales in 17 longitudinal rows at midbody, of which rows 7-11 are slightly keeled. There are 8 upper labials, of which the first are separated from the nasal scales by a distinct suture. The ventrals number less than 150.[6]

Color pattern: green or bluish green above, yellowish white below, the two separated by a bright bicolored red (below) and white (above) ventrolateral stripe (in both males and females), which occupies the whole of the outermost scale row and a portion of the second row.[6]

Geographic range

Found in northern India, and also in the Namdapha Valley in southern India; northern Burma (Myanmar); and southeastern Xizang (Tibet), China. The type locality listed is "near A-ni Bridge, Medo Xian, Xizang [Tibet], alt. 1,200 m [3,900 ft]" [Autonomous Region, China].[2]

See also

  • List of crotaline species and subspecies
  • {{c|Trimeresurus by common name}}
  • {{c|Trimeresurus by taxonomic synonyms}}
  • {{c|Crotalinae by common name}}
  • {{c|Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms}}
  • Snakebite

References

1. ^{{Cite journal | author = Zhou, Z. | author2 = Rao, D.-q. | last-author-amp = yes | title = Viridovipera medoensis | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2012 | page = e.T192090A2038504 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2012 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/192090/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192090A2038504.en | access-date = 15 January 2018}}
2. ^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).
3. ^The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
4. ^Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. {{ISBN|3-937975-00-4}}.
5. ^{{ITIS |id=634925 |taxon=Trimeresurus medoensis |accessdate=25 May 2007}}
6. ^Leviton AE, Wogan GOU, Koo MS, Zug GR, Lucas RS, Vindum JV. 2003. The Dangerously Venomous Snakes of Burma, Illustrated Checklist with Keys. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 54 (24): 407-462.

Further reading

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  • David, Patrick; and Tong, Haiyan. 1997. Translations of Recent Descriptions of Chinese Pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-Complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a Key to the Complex in China and Adjacent Areas. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (112): 1-31.
  • David, Patrick; Ashok Captain; and Bharat B. Bhatt. 2002 [2001]. On the occurrence of Trimeresurus medoensis Djao in: Djao & Jaing, 1977 (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae) in India, with a redescription of the species and notes on its biology. Hamadryad 26 (2): 210-226.
  • Djao, Er-mie; and Jiang, Yao-ming. 1977. A survey of reptiles in Xizang Autonomous Region, with faunal analysis and descriptions of new forms. Acta Zoologica Sinica 23: 64-67.
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External links

  • {{NRDB species|genus=Trimeresurus|species=medoensis|date=4 December|year=2012}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q1037349}}

6 : Trimeresurus|Reptiles of Myanmar|Reptiles of China|Reptiles of India|Reptiles described in 1977|Taxa described by Zhao Ermi

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