Protobothrops sieversorum

Three horned-scaled pitviper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species: sieversorum
Binomial name
P. sieversorum
(Ziegler, Herrmann, David, Orlov & Pauwels, 2000)
Synonyms

Triceratolepidophis sieversorum Ziegler et al., 2000

Three horned-scaled pitviper, Protobothrops sieversorum is a species of venomous pit viper. It was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Triceratolepidophis. Guo et al. (2007)[2] synonymised this genus with the genus Protobothrops, based on evidence that it is phylogenetically nested within the existing species of that genus.

References

  1. Stuart, B.; Nguyen, T.Q. & Bain, R. (2012). "Protobothrops sieversorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  2. Guo, P., A. Malhotra, P.P. Li, C.E. Pook & S. Creer (2007) New evidence on the phylogenetic position of the poorly known Asian pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) with a redescription of the species and a revision of the genus Protobothrops. Herpetological Journal 17: 237-246.

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