Trimeresurus vogeli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. vogeli
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Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus vogeli | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper, [2] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel. [3]
T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft). [1]
T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL. [2]
T. vogeli is viviparous. [2]
Trimeresurus vogeli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. vogeli
|
Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus vogeli | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper, [2] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel. [3]
T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft). [1]
T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL. [2]
T. vogeli is viviparous. [2]