Trimeresurus jerdonii

Trimeresurus jerdonii is a venomous pitviper species found in India (Assam), Burma, Tibet, China and Vietnam. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including this one.

Where they are found
Found from Assam in India, through northern Burma to Tibet, China (Hupeh, Szechwan and Yunnan) and Vietnam. The type locality given is "Khasi Hills, India.''

What they look like
Males grow to a maximum total length of 835 mm with a tail length of 140 mm; females 990 mm with a tail length of females 160 mm.Leviton AE, Wogan GOU, Koo MS, Zug GR, Lucas RS, Vindum JV. 2003. The Dangerously Venomous Snakes of Myanmar, Illustrated Checklist with Keys. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 54 (24): 407-462.

Subspecies
SubspeciesTaxon authorCommon nameGumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. . Jerdon's pit viper.Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. .!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Geographic range
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|T. j. bourreti|Klemmer, 1963
|Bourret's pitviper
|style="width:40%"|Northwestern Vietnam (in the provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau, and possibly also in adjascent China (Yunnan).
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|T. j. jerdonii|Günther, 1875
|Jerdon's pitviper
|Southwestern China (in the provinces of southern Xizang (Tibet), western Sichuan and Yunnan), northeastern India, Burma (Chin and Kachin state), and northeastern Nepal.
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|T. j. xanthomelas''Günther, 1889Red spotted pitviperCentral and southern China, in the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and Guangxi.

References

Category:Vipers
Category:Snakes of Asia