Protobothrops_sieversorum
Protobothrops sieversorum
Species of snake
Protobothrops sieversorum, commonly known as the three horned-scaled pitviper or the three-horn-scaled pit-viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Protobothrops |
| Species: | P. sieversorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Protobothrops sieversorum | |
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Protobothrops sieversorum was originally 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.
The specific name, sieversorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Sievers family, father Dr. J.-H. Sievers and sons Julian Sievers and Moritz Sievers, for their support of nature conservation and zoological research.[3]
P. sieversorum is indigenous to Quang Binh Province, Vietnam.[4]
The preferred natural habitat of P. sieversorum is forest, at altitudes of 200–600 m (660–1,970 ft).[1]
- Stuart, B.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Bain, R. (2012). "Protobothrops sieversorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178708A1542311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178708A1542311.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Guo P, Malhotra A, Li PP, Pook CE, Creer S (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.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, p. 243).
- Species Protobothrops sieversorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN 978-3937975009. (Triceratolepidophis sieversorum).
- Hermann H-W, Ziegler T, Stuart BL, Orlov NL (2002). "New findings on the distribution, morphology and natural history of Triceratolepidophis sieverorum (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Herpetological Natural History 9 (1): 89–94.
- Ziegler T, Herrmann H-W, David P, Orlov N, Pauwels OSG (2000). "Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, a New Genus and Species of Pitviper (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Vietnam". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (3): 199–214.
- Ziegler T, Herrmann H-W (2002). "Wiederentdeckung zweier gehörnter grubenotterarten in Vietnam ". Mitteilungen Zoologische Gesellschaft für Arten- und Populationsschutz 18 (2): 24–26. (in German).
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