Trimeresurus macrolepis

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Trimeresurus macrolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. macrolepis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus macrolepis
(Beddome, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Trimesurus macrolepis - Beddome, 1862
  • Peltopelor macrolepis - Günther, 1864
  • Trigonocephalus macrolepis - Ferguson, 1895
  • Lachesis macrolepis - Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus macrolepis - M. A. Smith, 1943[1]
Common names: large-scaled tree viper,[2] large-scaled pitviper.[3]

Trimeresurus macrolepis is a venomous pitviper species found in the mountains of southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

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[edit] Geographic range

Found in the mountains of southern India. The type locality is listed as "Anamalai hills (Tamil Nadu State, southwestern India)."[1]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  3. ^ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  4. ^ Trimeresurus macrolepis (TSN 634921). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 27 September 2006.

[edit] Further reading

  • Beddome, R.H. 1862 Madras Quart. J. Med. Sci., 5: 2
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1896 Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum, Vol. 3. London (Taylor & Francis), xiv + 727 pp.
  • Gumprecht, A.; Tillack, F.; Orlov, N.L.; Captain, A. & Ryabow, S. 2004 Asian Pit Vipers. Geitje Books, Berlin, 368 pp.

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