''Protobothrops'' is a
genus of venomous
pit viper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . crotaline snakes (from grc, κρόταλον ''krotalon'' castanet), or pit adders, are a subfa ...
s found in Asia.
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The
venom of ''Protobothrops'' can be diverse and unique across individual organisms of the same and differing species and has demonstrated the ability to evolve in an accelerated manner.
One possible explanation for these traits is that the
habitat in which ''Protobothrops'' reside contains a large variety of prey which may have prompted the diversification of the
venom related
genes.
Species
References
Crotalinae
Snake genera
Taxa named by Alphonse Richard Hoge
Taxa named by Sylvia Alma Renata Wilma de Lemos Romano-Hoge
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