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Jerdon's pitviper

Protobothrops jerdonii

Description:

Venomous! Only member of Protobothrops that is viviparous. The subspecies meridionalis is not recognized by GUMPRECHT et al. 2004.

Habitat:

India (Assam; Arunachal Pradesh (Siddi (= Gandhigram) – Changlang district) [A. Captain, pers. Comm.] and many other regions), Nepal, N Myanmar (= Burma), N Vietnam, SW China (east to Guangxi and Hubei, north to Henan and west to Gansu; Yunnan, Szechwan), elevation 1200-1470 m jerdonii: India (Assam), Myanmar (= Burma), China (Yunnan) meridionalis: N Vietnam; Type locality: Khasi Hills, India. This particular individual is spotted in a dry area along the road

Notes:

this specimen is spotted in a mountainous region, elevation is about 2000m.

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