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Tropidolaemus laticinctus

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(Redirected from Broad-banded temple pit viper) Species of snake

Tropidolaemus laticinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Tropidolaemus
Species: T. laticinctus
Binomial name
Tropidolaemus laticinctus
(Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007)
Synonyms

Trimeresurus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007

Tropidolaemus laticinctus is a species of venomous snake in the pit viper subfamily, Crotalinae. Its common names are Sulawesi pit viper, broad-banded temple pitviper, or broad-banded pit viper. It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Sulawesi Pit Viper from Tangkoko National Park

Description

Unlike other temple viper species, this species lacks age-related and sexually dimorphic coloration.

References

  1. ^ Tropidolaemus laticinctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ Nick Baker. "Broad-banded Pit Viper". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Tropidolaemus laticinctus


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