# Trimeresurus tibetanus

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Species of snake

Trimeresurus tibetanus Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Trimeresurus Species: T. tibetanus Binomial name Trimeresurus tibetanus Huang, 1982 Synonyms Trimeresurus tibetanus Huang, 1982[2] Trimeresurus karanshahi Orlov & Helfenberger, 1998 Himalayophis tibetanus — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 Trimeresurus (Himalayophis) tibetanus — David et al., 2011[3]

***Trimeresurus tibetanus***, also [commonly](/source/Common_name) known as the **Tibetan bamboo pit viper**[4] and the **Tibetan pit viper**, is a [species](/source/Species) of [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pit viper](/source/Pit_viper) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Viperidae](/source/Viperidae). The species is found only in [Tibet](/source/Tibet). There are no [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) that are recognized as being valid.[5]

## Description

The scalation of *T. tibetanus* includes 21 (19 or 20) rows of [dorsal scales](/source/Dorsal_scales) at midbody, 147–152/145–159 [ventral scales](/source/Ventral_scales) in males/females, 46–54/40–48 [subcaudal scales](/source/Subcaudal_scales) in males/females, and 7–9 [supralabial scales](/source/Supralabial_scale).[4]

## Geographic range

*T. tibetanus* is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to Tibet ([Tibet Autonomous Region](/source/Tibet_Autonomous_Region), [China](/source/China)). The [type locality](/source/Type_locality_(biology)) given is "[Xizang Province](/source/Tibet_Autonomous_Region), Nielamou District, Quekesumou, altitude 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)". In their English translation of Huang's publication, David and Tong (1997) list the type locality as "Tibet", but give "[Naylam](/source/Nyalam_County), Chokesumo" in the summary.[2]

## Habitat

*T. tibetanus* is found at altitudes of 2,700–3,200 m (8,900–10,500 ft) in a variety of natural [habitats](/source/Habitat), including [forest](/source/Forest), [shrubland](/source/Shrubland), [grassland](/source/Grassland), and rocky areas, and it has also been found disturbed areas such as cropland.[1]

## Reproduction

*T. tibetanus* has been observed to be both [oviparous](/source/Oviparity)[1] and [ovoviviparous](/source/Ovoviviparity).[1][3]

## Etymology

The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)), *karahahi*, of the junior synonym is in honor of Nepali zoologist [Karan Bahadur Shah](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Karan_Bahadur_Shah).[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-3) [Rao, D.-Q.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ding-Qi_Rao); [Li, P.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pi-Peng_Li); Tshewang, S.; Limbu, K.P.; [Bhattarai S.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santosh_Bhattarai) (2022). ["*Trimeresurus tibetanus* (amended version of 2021 assessment)"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/178471/0). *[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/The_IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species)*. **2022**. [IUCN](/source/IUCN): e.T178471A219112026. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T178471A219112026.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T178471A219112026.en). Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-McD99_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-McD99_2-1) [McDiarmid RW](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wallace_McDiarmid), [Campbell JA](/source/Jonathan_A._Campbell), [Touré TA](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/T%27Shaka_A._Tour%C3%A9) (1999). *Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1*. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-893777-00-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-893777-00-6) (series). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-893777-01-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-893777-01-4) (volume).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RDB_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RDB_3-1) Species *[Trimeresurus tibetanus](https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Trimeresurus&species=tibetanus)* at [The Reptile Database](http://www.reptile-database.org/) www.reptile-database.org.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gum04_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gum04_4-1) [Gumprecht A](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Gumprecht), [Tillack F](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Frank_Tillack), [Orlov NL](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Liutsianovich_Orlov), [Captain A](/source/Ashok_Captain), [Ryabov S](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Aleksandrovich_Ryabov) (2004). *Asian Pit vipers*. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-937975-00-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-937975-00-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ITIS_5-0)** ["*Trimeresurus tibetanus*"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634934). [Integrated Taxonomic Information System](/source/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System). Retrieved 28 July 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Beolens B](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo_Beolens), [Watkins M](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Michael_Watkins), [Grayson M](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Michael_Grayson) (2011). *The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles*. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4214-0135-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5). (*Trimeresurus karanshahi*, p. 138).

## Further reading

- [David, Patrick](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Patrick_David); [Tong, Haiyan](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Haiyan_Tong) (1997). "Translations of Recent Descriptions of Chinese Pitvipers of the *Trimeresurus*-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a Key to the Complex in China and Adjacent Areas". *Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service* (112): 1-31.

- [Huang, Zheng-yi](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Zheng-Yi_Huang) (1982). "[A New Species of Crotalid Snake from Tibet]" *Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science)* **21** (1): 116–118. (*Trimeresurus tibetanus*, new species). (in Chinese).

v t e Snakes in the genus Trimeresurus Trimeresurus albolabris Trimeresurus ayerwadyensis Trimeresurus borneensis Trimeresurus brongersmai Trimeresurus cantori Trimeresurus erythrurus Trimeresurus fasciatus Trimeresurus flavomaculatus Trimeresurus gracilis Trimeresurus gramineus Trimeresurus hageni Trimeresurus kanburiensis Trimeresurus karanshahi Trimeresurus labialis Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus Trimeresurus salazar Trimeresurus stejnegeri Trimeresurus sumatranus Trimeresurus tibetanus Trimeresurus trigonocephalus

Taxon identifiers Trimeresurus tibetanus Wikidata: Q1037251 Wikispecies: Trimeresurus tibetanus ADW: Trimeresurus_tibetanus CoL: 7CTQ5 EoL: 461495 GBIF: 5789516 iNaturalist: 146514 IRMNG: 10361333 ITIS: 634934 IUCN: 178471 NCBI: 344003 Observation.org: 103962 Open Tree of Life: 914223 RD: tibetanus

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