A new species of pitviper of the genus Protobothrops from China (Squamata: Viperidae)
Citation
Yang J, Orlov N L, Wang Y, plazi (2011). A new species of pitviper of the genus Protobothrops from China (Squamata: Viperidae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.278107 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-04.Description
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Yang, Jian-Huan, Orlov, Nikolai L., Wang, Ying-Yong (2011): A new species of pitviper of the genus Protobothrops from China (Squamata: Viperidae). Zootaxa 2936: 59-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.278107
Abstract
A new species of pitviper, Protobothrops maolanensis sp. nov. is described from the forested karst region in Maolan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China based on scalation, body proportions and color pattern. Data on the natural history of the new species are provided and a new key to the currently recognized species of Protobothrops is given. The new discovery and other recent findings suggest that further research is desirable in the karst regions in southern China and adjacent Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
Key words: Crotalinae, karst region, Protobothrops maolanensis sp. nov., snake, taxonomy, Trimeresurus sensu lato
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Jian-Huan Yangoriginator
Nikolai L. Orlov
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Ying-Yong Wang
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