Trimeresurus jerdonii

Trimeresurus jerdonii is a venomous pitviper species found in India (Assam), Burma, Tibet, China and Vietnam. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including this one.

Trimeresurus jerdonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Crotalinae
Genus:	Trimeresurus
Species:	T. jerdonii
Binomial name
Trimeresurus jerdonii Günther, 1875
Synonyms
Trimeresurus jerdonii - Günther, 1875 Lachesis jerdonii - Boulenger, 1896 Lachesis melli - Vogt, 1922 Trimeresurus jerdonii melli - Mell, 1931 T[rimeresurus]. j[erdonii]. jerdoni - Bourret, 1936 Trimeresurus jerdoni - M.A. Smith, 1943 Trimeresurus jerdoni bourreti - Klemmer, 1963 P[rotobothrops]. jerdoni - Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983 Protobothrops jerdonii jerdonii - Welch, 1988 Protobothrops jerdonii bourreti - Welch, 1988 Protobothrops jerdonii meridionalis - Welch, 1988 Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas - Welch, 1988

Where they are found

Found from Assam in India, through northern Burma to Tibet, China (Hupeh, Szechwan and Yunnan) and Vietnam. The type locality given is "Khasi Hills, India.

What they look like

Males grow to a maximum total length of 835 mm with a tail length of 140 mm; females 990 mm with a tail length of females 160 mm.

Subspecies

Subspecies	Taxon author	Common name Jerdon's pit viper.	Geographic range
T. j. bourreti	Klemmer, 1963	Bourret's pitviper	Northwestern Vietnam (in the provinces of Lao Cai and Lai Chau, and possibly also in adjascent China (Yunnan).
T. j. jerdonii	Günther, 1875	Jerdon's pitviper	Southwestern China (in the provinces of southern Xizang (Tibet), western Sichuan and Yunnan), northeastern India, Burma (Chin and Kachin state), and northeastern Nepal.
T. j. xanthomelas	Günther, 1889	Red spotted pitviper	Central and southern China, in the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and Guangxi.