Protobothrops cornutus, commonly known as the horned pit viper or Fan-Si-Pan horned pit viper, is a pit viper species found in northern and central Vietnam and in southern China (Guangdong). No subspecies are currently recognized.
Description
Its maximum length is usually around 60-90cm. It has a long body, with a flat oblong trangular head differentiated from the body, with small scales. Its nostril scale is also triangular. It was found to exhibit the largest attack acceleration among snakes, about 18g. ==Geographic range==
It occurs in evergreen forest on both karst and granitic outcrops at elevations of above sea level. , cornutus, refers. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
Herrmann et al. (2004) moved this species to the genusProtobothrops based on external and hemipenal morphology, as well as molecular data. ==References==