Trimeresurus yingjiangensis

Trimeresurus yingjiangensis, also known as Yingjiang green pitviper, is a species of pit viper. It is endemic to Yunnan in southwest China. It is named after its type locality, Yingjiang County.[1][2]

Trimeresurus yingjiangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. yingjiangensis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus yingjiangensis
Chen, Zhang, Shi, Tang, Guo, Song & Ding, 2019

References

  1. Chen, Zening; Zhang, Liang; Shi, Jingsong; Tang, Yazhong; Guo, Yuhong; Song, Zhaobin & Ding, Li (2019). "A new species of the genus Trimeresurus from Southwest China (Squamata: Viperidae)". Asian Herpetological Research. 10 (1): 13–23. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.180062.
  2. Trimeresurus yingjiangensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 November 2020.


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