Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper,[4] is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. schultzei
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| Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909
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Etymology edit
The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.
Description edit
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.[4]
Geographic range edit
Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).[2]
References edit
- ^ Brown, R.; Sy, E.; Dimalibot, J. (2009). "Trimeresurus schultzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169843A6681242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169843A6681242.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Trimeresurus schultzei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
Further reading edit
- Griffin. L.E. 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. 4: 595–601. ("Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp.", p. 601.)
External links edit
- Trimeresurus schultzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2012.
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