Protobothrops jerdonii

Protobothrops jerdonii

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species: Protobothrops jerdonii

Name

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Protobothrops jerdonii (Günther, 1875)

  • Syntypes (3): BMNH 1946.1.18.66–68 (formerly 1872.4.17.138, 1872.4.17.242 and 1872.4.17.267), two ♂ and a ♀, collected by T.C. Jerdon between 1836–1852.
  • Type locality: “Khassya [=Khasi Hills]”, Meghalaya State, India.

Combinations

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  • Trimeresurus jerdonii Günther, 1875: 233 [original combination]
  • Lachesis jerdoniiBoulenger, 1896: 551 [subsequent combination]
  • Protobothrops jerdoniiHoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983: 87 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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English: Jerdon's Mountain Pitviper
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