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Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Szechwan Pit Viper, Kham plateau pitviper)

Synonyms: Trimeresurus xiangchengensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Trimeresurus xiangchengensis is a venomous pit viper species endemic to south-central China. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Nujiang Langcang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests China Palearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Southeast Tibet shrub and meadows China Palearctic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mountains of Southwest China China, Myanmar Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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