Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Taxonavigation edit

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 mucrosquamatus

Name edit

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Cantor, 1839)

  • Lectotype: specimen illustrated in colored sketch of T.E. Cantor (1834–1837: no. 18) in RSL. [designated by Smith (1943: 507)]
  • Type locality: “Naga Hills, Assam”.

Combinations edit

  • Trigonocephalus mucrosquamatus Cantor, 1839: 32 [original combination]
  • Trimeresurus mucrosquamatusGünther, 1864: 390 [subsequent combination]
  • Lachesis mucrosquamatusBoulenger, 1896: 552 [subsequent combination]
  • Protobothrops mucrosquamatusHoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983: 87 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names edit

English: Brown Spotted Pitviper
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