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my friend have bought this viper from bangkok.the seller said it's from mainland china.but he have no idea what species this is.does anybody know what species is this?

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1.2.1 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise
1.0.0 herman tortoise

0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
0.1.0 fly river turtle

0.0.1 leopard gecko
1.0.0 tokay gecko

0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 monocular cobra
0.0.1 green whip snake
0.0.1 mangrove snake
0.0.1 green tree viper

0.0.2 spectacle caiman

0.0.1 arapaima gigas

I believe it is Protobothrops jerdonii,(Jerdon's PitViper), which does occur in China, India, Myanmar,(Burma), Nepal, and Vietnam.

Cheers,

Derek K.

that's the one!thanks!now i recalled that seller said something like jerdini.
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1.2.1 indian star tortoise
0.0.2 radiated tortoise
0.1.0 burmese star tortoise
0.0.1 sulcata
0.0.1 elongated tortoise
0.0.1 leopard tortoise
0.1.0 red foot tortoise
0.1.0 pancake tortoise
1.0.0 herman tortoise

0.1.0 snapping turtle
0.0.2 alligator snapping turtle
0.0.1 chitra-chitra
0.1.0 fly river turtle

0.0.1 leopard gecko
1.0.0 tokay gecko

0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0.0 blood python
1.0.0 ball python
0.0.1 monocular cobra
0.0.1 green whip snake
0.0.1 mangrove snake
0.0.1 green tree viper

0.0.2 spectacle caiman

0.0.1 arapaima gigas

That would be the species called Protobothrops jerdoni xanthomelas.