Trimeresurus fasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. fasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus fasciatus (
Boulenger, 1896)
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Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus fasciatus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Djampea Island, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] Common names include: banded pitviper [4] and banded tree viper. [5]
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 158-160/159-163 ventral scales in males/females, 63-65/61 subcaudal scales, and 9 or 10 (less frequently 11) supralabial scales. [4]
The type specimen is 45.5 cm (17.9 in) in total length, which includes a tail 8 cm (3.1 in) long. [6]
It is found only on Djampea Island, Indonesia. The type locality given is " Jampea Island" (Djampea, Indonesia). The catalogue entry at the British Museum of Natural History lists the type locality as "Jampea Id., between Celebes and Flores". [1]
Trimeresurus fasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. fasciatus
|
Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus fasciatus (
Boulenger, 1896)
| |
Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus fasciatus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Djampea Island, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] Common names include: banded pitviper [4] and banded tree viper. [5]
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 158-160/159-163 ventral scales in males/females, 63-65/61 subcaudal scales, and 9 or 10 (less frequently 11) supralabial scales. [4]
The type specimen is 45.5 cm (17.9 in) in total length, which includes a tail 8 cm (3.1 in) long. [6]
It is found only on Djampea Island, Indonesia. The type locality given is " Jampea Island" (Djampea, Indonesia). The catalogue entry at the British Museum of Natural History lists the type locality as "Jampea Id., between Celebes and Flores". [1]