Language: Chinese with English and scientific nomenclature
Based on the author's research on pit vipers over the years, combined with the latest research progress in China and elsewhere, Pitvipers of China organizes and describes the morphology, classification and other biological data of the viper subfamily in China. This book records a total of 37 species in 9 genera of Viperidae in China, provides keys to species and genera, and introduces the characteristics of each genus and species, giving the Chinese, English, and scientific names, synonyms, local/former names, type specimens, endangered grades, identification features, morphological descriptions (including skull and hemipenis features), biological data, geographic distribution and other relevant information.
Summary in Chinese:
《中国蝮蛇》基于作者多年来对蝮蛇的研究成果,结合国内外*新研究进展,对我国分布的蝮亚科蛇类的形态、分类和其他生物学资料进行了整理和记述。《中国蝮蛇》共记述我国蝮亚科蛇类9属37种,提供了分属检索表,并介绍了各属的特征及分种检索表,详细介绍了各物种的中文名、拉丁名、异名、英文名、地方名/曾用名、模式标本、濒危等级、鉴别特征、形态描述(包括头骨和半阴茎特征)、生物学资料、地理分布及其他相关信息等。《中国蝮蛇》共收录照片及手绘图片200多幅。