Synonyms

• Trimeresurus riukiuanus Hilgendorf, 1880: 118 [synonymized by Stejneger (1907: 475)]
  • Syntypes: ZMB 9767 and 9768, presented by Dr. Wagner, date unknown.
  • Type locality: “Riukiu-Inseln (und zwar von Nasegata, O-sima)”.

Primary references

• Hallowell, E. [1860] 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 480–510. BHL Reference page. 

• Hilgendorf, F., 1880. Bemerkungen über die von ihm in Japan gesammelten Schlangen nebst Beschreibungen zweier neuer Schlangenarten. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1880(8): 111–121. BHL Reference page. 

• Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: xx + 1–577, 35 pls. BHL Reference page. 

• Hoge, A.R. & Romano-Hoge, S.A. [1980/81] 1983. Notes on micro and ultrastructure of “Oberhäutchen” in Viperoidea. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 44/45: 81–118. Full article. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kraus, F., Mink, D.G. & Brown, W.M. 1996. Crotaline intergeneric relationships based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Copeia 1996(4): 763–773. DOI: 10.2307/1447637 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Protobothrops flavoviridis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 November 2020.
• Ota, H. & Kidera, N. 2018. IUCN: Protobothrops flavoviridis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T96265495A96265515. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T96265495A96265515.en