Tropidolaemus huttoni
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- Common names: Hutton's tree viper,[2] Hutton's pitviper.
Tropidolaemus huttoni is venomous pitviper species found southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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[edit] Description
Little is known about the species, as only two have been collected since it was first described in 1949. Its specific name is in honor of its discoverer, Angus Hutton; a planter and naturalist.
[edit] Geographic range
Found in Theni district, southern India. Known only from the type locality, which is listed as "High Wavy Mountains, Theni district, southern India." According to David and Vogel (1998), this is a plateau on the western central edge of the Varushanad Hills, at 1,590 m elevation, in Theni district, Tamil Nadu.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
[edit] References
- ^ 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).
- ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ^ Tropidolaemus huttoni (TSN 634938). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 27 September 2006.
[edit] Further reading
- David P, Vogel G. 1998. Redescription of Trimeresurus huttoni SMITH, 1949 (Serpentes: Crotalinae) with a discussion of its relationships. Hamadryad 22 (2): 73-87.
- Smith MA. 1949. A new species of pit viper from South India: Trimeresurus huttoni sp. nov. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 48 (3): 596.
[edit] External links
- Tropidolaemus huttoni at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 12 December 2006.
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