Protobothrops maolanensis

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

Protobothrops maolanensis Yang, Orlov & Wang, 2011: 60

Holotype: SYS r000211, adult ♂, collected by Sheng Zheng and Jian-Huan Yang on 18 May 2010.
Type locality: “Maolan National Nature Reserve, Maolan town, Libo County, Guizhou, China (25°12′50.0″ N, 107°59′56.04″ E, 560 m a.s.l.)”.

Yang, J.-H., Orlov, N.L. & Wang, Y.-Y. 2011. A new species of pitviper of the genus Protobothrops from China (Squamata: Viperidae). Zootaxa 2936(1): 59–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2936.1.3 Reference page.

Liu, Q., Myers, E.A., Zhong, G.-H., Hu, J., Zhao, H. & Guo, P. 2012. Molecular evidence on the systematic position of the lance-headed pitviper Protobothrops maolanensis Yang et al., 2011. Zootaxa 3178(1): 57–62. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3178.1.5 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Protobothrops maolanensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 November 2020.
Wang, Y. & Lau, M. 2012. IUCN: Protobothrops maolanensis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199766A2610406. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T199766A2610406.en

English: Mao-Lan Pitviper