| Trimeresurus vogeli | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. vogeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Trimeresurus vogeli David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001 | |
| Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper, is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.
Geographic range
T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).
Description
T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL.
Reproduction
T. vogeli is viviparous.
References
- ^ Stuart, B.L. ; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Trimeresurus vogeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192057A2034223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192057A2034223.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Species Trimeresurus vogeli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 276).
Further reading
- Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN 978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 288).
- David P, Vidal N, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A Morphological Study of Stejneger's Pitviper Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (3): 205–222. (Trimeresurus vogeli, new species).
- Malhotra A, Thorpe RA (2004). "A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32: 83–100. (Viridovipera vogeli, new combination).
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