Trungkhanh pit viper

(Protobothrops trungkhanhensis)

Description

This species is known only from the type locality,Trung Khanh Nature Reserve in Cao Bang province,Vietnam,at elevations of 500 and 700 m.The snake may occur in adjacent regions of China.Its estimated extent of occurrence is only 615 km².

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Viperidae

Genus:Protobothrops

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