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Trimeresurus tibetanus

Trimeresurus tibetanus is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Trimeresurus tibetanus rather than just read about it. In short: Trimeresurus tibetanus, also commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper and the Tibetan pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is found only in Tibet.

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Reference excerpt

Trimeresurus tibetanus, also commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper and the Tibetan pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is found only in Tibet. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Description The scalation of T. tibetanus includes 21 (19 or 20) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 147–152/145–159 ventral scales in males/females, 46–54/40–48 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7–9 supralabial scales.

Geographic range T. tibetanus is endemic to Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region, China). The type locality given is "Xizang Province, Nielamou District, Quekesumou, altitude 3,200 metres (10,500 ft)". In their English translation of Huang's publication, David and Tong (1997) list the type locality as "Tibet", but give "Naylam, Chokesumo" in the summary.

Habitat T. tibetanus is found at altitudes of 2,700–3,200 m (8,900–10,500 ft) in a variety of natural habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, and it has also been found disturbed areas such as cropland.

Reproduction T. tibetanus has been observed to be both oviparous and ovoviviparous.

Etymology The specific name, karahahi, of the junior synonym is in honor of Nepali zoologist Karan Bahadur Shah.

References

Further reading David, Patrick; Tong, Haiyan (1997). "Translations of Recent Descriptions of Chinese Pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a Key to the Complex in China and Adjacent Areas". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (112): 1-31. Huang, Zheng-yi (1982). "[A New Species of Crotalid Snake from Tibet]" Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science) 21 (1): 116–118. (Trimeresurus tibetanus, new species). (in Chinese).

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Trimeresurus tibetanus

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Trimeresurus tibetanus claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Trimeresurus tibetanus ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Trimeresurus tibetanus

In research: Trimeresurus tibetanus appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Trimeresurus tibetanus in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Trimeresurus tibetanus is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Endemic fauna of Tibet, IUCN Red List least concern species, Reptiles described in 1982, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Trimeresurus tibetanus outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Trimeresurus tibetanus in simple terms?

Trimeresurus tibetanus, also commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper and the Tibetan pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is found only in Tibet.

Why does Trimeresurus tibetanus matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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