Protobothrops mangshanensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	VIPERIDAE

Scientific Name:

Protobothrops mangshanensis

Species Authority:

(Zhao, 1990)

Common Name/s:

English

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Mang Mountain Pit Viper, Mangshan Pit Viper, Mt. Mang Pit Viper

Synonym/s:

Trimeresurus mangshanensis Zhao, 1990

Zhaoermia mangshanensis (Zhao, 1990)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(v)+2ab(v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Zhou, Z.

Reviewer/s:

Cox, N.A. & Bauder, J.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered on the basis that this species has an extent of occurrence and area of occupancy both unlikely to exceed 300 km², it is known from two locations at risk from harvesting for the international pet trade, and there is a continuing decline in the number of mature individuals.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Rare (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality of Pingkeng, Mangshan (= Mount Mang), Hunan Province and Ruyuan, Guangdong Province, China (Zhao and Adler 1993), with an estimated extent of occurrence of 300 km². It has been recorded between 800 and 1,300 m asl.
Countries:	Native: China (Guangdong, Hunan)
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	State Forestry Administration of China (2009) reported that the population of this rare species has only about 500 individuals.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species lives in subtropical needle-leaf and broad-leaf mixture forest. Its diet consists of birds and rodents. It is an oviparous species, laying 20–27 eggs in June and July.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Illegal collection for the pet trade remains a threat to this species. Between the 1950s and the 1980s, deforestation within the species range significantly reduced its distribution.

Major Threat(s):

Illegal collection for the pet trade remains a threat to this species. Between the 1950s and the 1980s, deforestation within the species range significantly reduced its distribution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in the Mangshan Natural Nature Reserve. Captive breeding has been successful in Germany, China and the US. Captive breeding started in 1994; by 2010, about 100 individuals had been born in captivity (Chen 2010).

Conservation Actions:

It is present in the Mangshan Natural Nature Reserve. Captive breeding has been successful in Germany, China and the US. Captive breeding started in 1994; by 2010, about 100 individuals had been born in captivity (Chen 2010).

Bibliography [top]

	Chen Y. 2010. Captive breeding situation and problems of Trimeresurus mangshangensis. Snake of China 2010(1). IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012). State Forestry Administation of China. 2009. Resources survey on key terrestrial wild animals in China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing. Wang, S. and Xie, Y. (eds.). 2009. China Species Red List Vol. II - Vertebrates Part 2. Biodiversity Working Group of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, Beijing. Weissgold, B. and Leuteritz, T. 2011. Presentation of the US. CITES Asian Snake Trade Workshop, Guangzhou, China. Zhao, E. and Adler, K. 1993. Herpetology of China. Society for the study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

Chen Y. 2010. Captive breeding situation and problems of Trimeresurus mangshangensis. Snake of China 2010(1).

IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012).

State Forestry Administation of China. 2009. Resources survey on key terrestrial wild animals in China. China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing.

Wang, S. and Xie, Y. (eds.). 2009. China Species Red List Vol. II - Vertebrates Part 2. Biodiversity Working Group of China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, Beijing.

Weissgold, B. and Leuteritz, T. 2011. Presentation of the US. CITES Asian Snake Trade Workshop, Guangzhou, China.

Zhao, E. and Adler, K. 1993. Herpetology of China. Society for the study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

Citation:	Zhou, Z. 2012. Protobothrops mangshanensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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