Trimeresurus macrops
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Trimeresurus macrops is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] Common names include large-eyed pitviper[5] and green pit viper.
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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
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Trimeresurus by common name
- Trimeresurus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/192009/0
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Kramer, Eugen. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Revue suisse de Zoologie 84 (3): 721-761.
External links
- Trimeresurus macrops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 December 2012.
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