''Protobothrops jerdonii bourreti'',
commonly known as Bourret's pitviper,
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, Ryabov S (2004). ''Asian Pitvipers''. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. . is a
subspecies
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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 ...
in the
family
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Viperidae
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.
The subspecies is
endemic
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to
Vietnam
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.
Etymology
The
subspecific name, ''bourreti'', is in honor of
French
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
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herpetologist René Léon Bourret.
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Protobothrops jerdonii bourreti'', p. 35).
Description
The scalation of ''P. j. bourreti'' includes 21-23 rows of
dorsal scales
In snakes, the dorsal scales are the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, but do not include the ventral scales. Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publis ...
at midbody, 189-192
ventral scales
In snakes, the ventral scales or gastrosteges are the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of the body from the neck to the anal scale. When counting them, the first is the anteriormost ventral scale that conta ...
, 65-72
subcaudal scales
In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail.Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. . These scales may be either single or divided (pair ...
, and 7-8
supralabial scales
In reptiles, the supralabial scales, also called upper-labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scaleWright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates ( ...
.
Geographic range
''P. j. bourreti'' is found in Northwestern
Vietnam
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(in the provinces of
Lào Cai
Lào Cai () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwes ...
and
Lai Châu
Lai Châu () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital city of Lai Châu Province. The city borders Phong Thổ District, Sìn Hồ District và Tam Đường District.
History
Lai Châu, or Muang Lay (Vietnamese: Mư ...
), and possibly also in adjacent China] (
Yunnan
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).
The
type locality given is "Chapa" (
Tonkin
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain ''Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includi ...
, Vietnam).
Taxonomy
The
scientific name
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
, ''P. j. bourreti'' (
Klemmer, 1963), is a replacement name for ''Trimeresurus j. meridionalis''
Bourret, 1935.
See also
*
List of crotaline species and subspecies
This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes ''Crotalus'' and ''Sistrurus''. This list follows the taxonomy as ...
*
Snakebite
References
Further reading
*
Bourret R (1935). "''Notes herpétologiques sur l'Indochine français. No. IX. Les Serpents de Chapa'' ". ''Bull. Gén. Instr. Pub. Hanoi'' 5–17. (''Trimeresurus jerdonii meridionalis'', new subspecies, p. 14). (in French).
*
Klemmer K (1963). "''Liste der rezenten Giftschlangen: Elapidae, Hydrophiidae, Viperidae und Crotalidae'' ". In: Elwert (1963). ''Die Giftschlangen der Erde. Wirkung und Antigenitat der Gifte Therapie von Giftschlangbissen''. 464 pp. (''Trimeresurus jerdonii bourreti'', replacement name). (in German).
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