Wildlifeof China
Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper
Vipers
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Trimeresurus yunnanensis
Basic stats
Range
Southern China (Yunnan and south-western Sichuan), northern Myanmar and north-east India; up to 2,845 m
The Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) is a venomous pit viper found in Yunnan and south-western Sichuan, China, and the Reptile Database also lists northern Myanmar and Meghalaya and Nagaland in India, at elevations up to 2,845 m. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It has 19 or 21 dorsal scale rows at midbody and 9–11 supralabials. The type locality is Tengyueh in Yunnan, now Tengchong County. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper found?
- Southern China (Yunnan and south-western Sichuan), northern Myanmar and north-east India; up to 2,845 m