Trimeresurus gracilis

Trimeresurus gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. gracilis
Binomial name
Trimeresurus gracilis
Oshima, 1920
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus gracilis - Oshima, 1920[1]
Common names: Kikushi habu.[2]

Trimeresurus gracilis is a venomous pitviper species found in only in Taiwan. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

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Description

Scalation includes 19 (21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 144/149 ventral scales, 43-53 subcaudal scales and 7-8 supralabial scales.[2]

Geographic range

Found only in Taiwan. The type locality given is "Mt. Noko, Nanto." According to Zhao and Adler (1993), this would be "Mt. Nôkô, Nanto Co., central Formosa, China" (Mount Nengkaoshan, Nantou County, Taiwan).[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 gracilis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634914. Retrieved 28 July 2008. 

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