Trimeresurus albolabris insularis
| Trimeresurus albolabris insularis | |
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| File:Trimeresurus-albolabris-insularis--Wetar-Island.jpg | |
| Yellow phase from Wetar, Indonesia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. albolabris |
| Subspecies: | T. a. insularis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus albolabris insularis Kramer, 1977 |
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| Synonyms | |
- Common names: White-lipped island pitviper.[3]
Trimeresurus albolabris insularis is a venomous pitviper subspecies[4]endemic to Indonesia.
Description
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.[3]
Geographic range
Found in Indonesia on eastern Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Komodo, Rinco, Flores, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, Alor, Roti, Semau, Timor, Wetar, Kisar and Romang. The type locality given is "Soe, Timor".[1][2]
References
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ a b The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ^ "Trimeresurus albolabris insularis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
Further reading
- Kramer, E. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Rev. suisse Zool. 84 (3): 721-761. (Trimeresurus albolabris insularis, p. 755.)
External links
- Trimeresurus insularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2012.
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