Protobothrops
| Protobothrops | |
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| Protobothrops cornutus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Protobothrops & , 1983 |
Protobothrops is a genus of pit vipers.[1] The venom of Protobothrops can be diverse and unique across individual organisms of the same and differing species and has demonstrated the ability to evolve in an accelerated manner.[2][3] One possible explanation for these traits is that the habitat in which Protobothrops reside contains a large variety of prey which may have prompted the diversification of the venom related genes.[2][3]
Species[]
| Image | Common Name | Distribution |
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Protobothrops cornutus (Smith, 1930) | Vietnam |
| Huang, Pan, Han, Zhang, Hou, Yu, Zheng & Zhang, 2012 | China | |
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Protobothrops elegans (Gray, 1849) | Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands |
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Protobothrops flavoviridis (Hallowell, 1861) | Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. |
| Pan, Chettri, Yang, Jiang, Wang, Zhang & Vogel, 2013 | China (S Tibet), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Sikkim) | |
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Protobothrops jerdonii (Günther, 1875) | India, Nepal, Myanmar, China, and Vietnam. |
| Protobothrops kaulbacki (Smith, 1940) | Myanmar, China | |
| Sumontha, Vasaruchapong, Chomngam, Suntrarachun, Pawangkhanant, Sompan, Smits, Kunya, & Chanhome, 2020 | Northern Thailand | |
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Protobothrops mangshanensis (Zhao, 1990) | China (Guangdong, Hunan) |
| Yang, Orlov & Wang, 2011 | China (Guizhou) | |
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Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Cantor, 1839) | India (Assam and Mizoram) and Bangladesh, to Myanmar, China (including Hainan, and as far north as Gansu and as far east as Zhejiang), Laos, northern and central Vietnam, also found in northern Thailand as well as in Taiwan |
| Protobothrops sieversorum (Ziegler, Herrmann, David, Orlov & Pauwels, 2000) | Vietnam | |
| Protobothrops tokarensis (Nagai, 1928) | Kagoshima, Ryukyu Islands | |
| Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen, 2009 | Vietnam, China | |
| Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Zhao, Jiang & Huang, 1979) | China(Yunnan, Sichuan) |
References[]
- ^ Genus Protobothrops at The Reptile Database.
- ^ a b Shibata, Hiroki; Chijiwa, Takahito; Oda-Ueda, Naoko; Nakamura, Hitomi; Yamaguchi, Kazuaki; Hattori, Shousaku; Matsubara, Kazumi; Matsuda, Yoichi; Yamashita, Akifumi; Isomoto, Akiko; Mori, Kazuki (2018-07-26). "The habu genome reveals accelerated evolution of venom protein genes". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 11300. Bibcode:2018NatSR...811300S. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28749-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6062510. PMID 30050104.
- ^ a b Inamaru, Kento; Takeuchi, Ami; Maeda, Marie; Shibata, Hiroki; Fukumaki, Yasuyuki; Oda-Ueda, Naoko; Hattori, Shosaku; Ohno, Motonori; Chijiwa, Takahito (2020-03-12). "Discovery of the Gene Encoding a Novel Small Serum Protein (SSP) of Protobothrops flavoviridis and the Evolution of SSPs". Toxins. 12 (3): 177. doi:10.3390/toxins12030177. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 7150969. PMID 32178380.
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