| Trimeresurus medoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. medoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Trimeresurus medoensis Zhao, 1977 | |
| Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus medoensis,commonly named theMotuo bamboo pitviper,[4] is avenomouspitviperspeciesendemic toIndia,Burma, andTibet. Nosubspecies are currently recognized.[5]
Maximum total length for males is 671 mm (26.4 in); for females, 650 mm (26 in). Maximum tail length for males is 125 mm (4.9 in); for females, 115 mm (4.5 in).[6]
Thehemipenes are short, thick, and spinose.[6]
Scalation:dorsal scales in 17 longitudinal rows at midbody, of which rows 7-11 are slightly keeled. There are 8upper labials, of which the first are separated from thenasal scales by a distinct suture. Theventrals number less than 150.[6]
Color pattern: green or bluish green above, yellowish white below, the two separated by a bright bicolored red (below) and white (above) ventrolateral stripe (in both males and females), which occupies the whole of the outermost scale row and a portion of the second row.[6]
Found in North-EasternIndia; northernBurma (Myanmar); and southeasternXizang (Tibet),China. Thetype locality listed is "near A-ni Bridge, Medo Xian, Xizang [Tibet], alt. 1,200 m [3,900 ft]" [Autonomous Region, China].[2]
