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Trimeresurus schultzei

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(Redirected from Schultze's pitviper) Species of snake

Trimeresurus schultzei
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. schultzei
Binomial name
Trimeresurus schultzei
Griffin, 1909
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus schultzei
    Griffin, 1909
  • Parias schultzei
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Parias) schultzei – David et al., 2011

Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Etymology

The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.

Description

Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.

Geographic range

Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).

References

  1. Brown, R.; Sy, E.; Dimalibot, J. (2009). "Trimeresurus schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169843A6681242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169843A6681242.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  5. "Trimeresurus schultzei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.

Further reading

  • Griffin. L.E. 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. 4: 595–601. ("Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp.", p. 601.)

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Taxon identifiers
Trimeresurus schultzei


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