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Three horned-scaled pitviper
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Three horned-scaled pitviper

Protobothrops sieversorum

Protobothrops sieversorum, commonly known as the three horned-scaled pit viper or the three-horn-scaled pit viper, is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam and Laos.

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Range & habitat

P. sieversorum is indigenous to the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam where it has been found in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and the Hin Namno National Biodiversity Conservation Area.

Wikipedia: “Geographic range”

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In human culture

The specific name, sieversorum (masculine, genitive, plural), is in honor of the Sievers family, father Dr. J.-H. Sievers and sons Julian Sievers and Moritz Sievers, for their support of nature conservation and zoological research.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30978.