Trimeresurus borneensis

Trimeresurus borneensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. borneensis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus borneensis
(Peters, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Atropophis borneensis - Peters, 1872
  • Bothrops sandakanensis - Lidth de Jeude, 1893
  • Lachesis borneensis - Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus borneensis - Barbour, 1912[1]
Common names: Bornean pitviper.[2]

Trimeresurus borneensis is a venomous pitviper species found in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

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Description

Scalation includes 19-21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 152-180 ventral scales, 45-58 divided subcaudal scales and 8-11 supralabial scales.[2]

Geographic range

Found in Indonesia on the island of Borneo. The type locality given is "Sarawak, Borneo."[1]

See also

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. ^ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  3. ^ "Trimeresurus borneensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634905. Retrieved 28 July 2008. 

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