Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Brown-spotted pit viper
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Protobothrops
Species:
P. mucrosquamatus
Binomial name
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
(Cantor, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Trigonocephalus mucrosquamatus Cantor, 1839
  • Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
    – Günther, 1864
  • Crotalus Trimeres[urus]. mucrosquamatus – Higgins, 1873
  • Lachesis mucrosquamatus
    – Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimersurus [sic] mucrosquamatus
    – Taub, 1964 (ex errore)
  • P[rotobothrops]. mucrosquamatus – Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1983
  • Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
    – Zhao & Adler, 1993
  • Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
    – David et al., 2011

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus is a pit viper species endemic to Asia. Common names include: brown-spotted pit viper, Taiwanese habu and pointed-scaled pit viper. No subspecies are currently recognized. The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.

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