Trimeresurus insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus insularis Kramer, 1977
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Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus insularis or Indonesian pit viper, Lesser Sunda Islands pit viper, Sunda white-lipped pit viper, red-tailed pit viper is a venomous pit viper species found in eastern Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. [1] [3]
The scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 156–164/156–167 ventral scales in males/females, 70–75/54–59 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7–12 supralabial scales. [4] Their color patterns are often found to be green or a blue-green color with specific populations even containing yellow variants as well. [5]
It is found in Indonesia on eastern Java, Adonara, Alor, Bali, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Padar, Rinca, Romang, Roti, Sumba, Sumbawa, Timor, and Wetar and East Timor. [1] [3] The type locality given is "Soe, Timor". [2] [3] They are arboreal [3] [6] and can be found in dry monsoon forests at elevations up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. [1] [6]
Trimeresurus insularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. insularis
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Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus insularis Kramer, 1977
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Synonyms | |
Trimeresurus insularis or Indonesian pit viper, Lesser Sunda Islands pit viper, Sunda white-lipped pit viper, red-tailed pit viper is a venomous pit viper species found in eastern Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. [1] [3]
The scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 156–164/156–167 ventral scales in males/females, 70–75/54–59 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7–12 supralabial scales. [4] Their color patterns are often found to be green or a blue-green color with specific populations even containing yellow variants as well. [5]
It is found in Indonesia on eastern Java, Adonara, Alor, Bali, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Padar, Rinca, Romang, Roti, Sumba, Sumbawa, Timor, and Wetar and East Timor. [1] [3] The type locality given is "Soe, Timor". [2] [3] They are arboreal [3] [6] and can be found in dry monsoon forests at elevations up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. [1] [6]