Trimeresurus macrops

Trimeresurus macrops
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. macrops
Binomial name
Trimeresurus macrops
Kramer, 1977
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus macrops Kramer, 1977[2]
  • Cryptelytrops macrops
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) macrops – David et al., 2011[3]

Trimeresurus macrops is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] Common names include large-eyed pitviper[5] and green pit viper.

Description

It can be distinguished from other green pit vipers by the relatively large size of its eyes, which is especially noticeable in adult specimens, and to which the specific name, macrops, refers.[3]

Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 160-174/161-175 ventral scales in males/females, 62-74/49-63 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-12 supralabial scales.[5]

Geographic range

It is found in Southeast Asia in northern Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam.[3] The type locality given is "Bangkok, Thailand".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/192009/0
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ↑ "Trimeresurus macrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.

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