Protobothrops sieversorum

Protobothrops sieversorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Viperidae
Genus:Protobothrops
Species: P. sieversorum
Binomial name
Protobothrops sieversorum
(Ziegler, Herrmann, David, Orlov & Pauwels, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Triceratolepidophis sieversorum
    Ziegler et al., 2000

Protobothrops sieversorum, commonly known as the three-horned-scaled pitviper, is a species of venomous pit viper.

Taxonomy

Protobothrops sieversorum was originally placed in the monotypic genus Triceratolepidophis. Guo et al. (2007)[2] synonymised this genus with the genus Protobothrops, based on evidence that it is phylogenetically nested within the existing species of that genus.

Etymology

The specific name, sieversorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Sievers family, father Dr. J.-H. Sievers and sons Julian Sievers and Moritz Sievers, for their support of nature conservation and zoological research.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Stuart B, Nguyen TQ, Bain R (2012). "Protobothrops sieversorum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T178708A1542311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178708A1542311.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Guo P, Malhotra A, Li PP, Pook CE, Creer S (2007). "New evidence on the phylogenetic position of the poorly known Asian pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) with a redescription of the species and a revision of the genus Protobothrops ". Herpetological Journal 17: 237-246.
  3. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, p. 243).

Further reading

  • Ziegler T, Herrmann H-W, David P, Orlov N, Pauwels OSG (2000). "Triceratolepidophis sieversorum, a New Genus and Species of Pitviper (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Vietnam". Russian J. Herpetology 7 (3): 199-214.

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