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Protobothrops mangshanensis (Mangshan pitviper)

Synonyms: Trimeresurus mangshanensis; Zhaoermia mangshanensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Protobothrops mangshanensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Hunan and Guangdong provinces in China. It is reputed to be one of two species (alongside the rinkhals) other than cobras known to spit venom. No subspecies are currently recognized.
View Wikipedia Record: Protobothrops mangshanensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Protobothrops mangshanensis

Attributes

Venomous [1]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests China Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Venomous snakes and antivenoms search interface, World Health Organization
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0