Trimeresurus sabahi barati, commonly known as the Sumatran green pit viper[1] or the Barat bamboo pitviper,[3][4] is a subspecies of Trimeresurus sabahi.[3] The IUCN Red List treats it as a distinct species,[1] and others have considered it subspecies of Trimeresurus popeiorum or Trimeresurus gramineus.[3] It is endemic to Sumatra (Indonesia), including some nearby smaller islands.[1][3]
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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: | |
| Subspecies: | T. s. barati
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| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus sabahi barati Regenass & Kramer, 1981
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Description
editThe scalation includes 17–19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 142–157/146–160 ventral scales in males/females, 62–72/55–58 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9–11 supralabial scales.[4]
Geographic range
editFound in Indonesia on Sumatra and in the Mentawai Archipelago.[1] The type locality given is "Solok, Sumatra".[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Iskandar, D.; Vogel, G.; Inger, R.F.; Auliya, M. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Trimeresurus barati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T191923A217765960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T191923A217765960.en. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ 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 c d e Trimeresurus sabahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- Regenass, Urs; Kramer, Eugen. 1981. Zur Systematik der grünen Grubenotter der Gattung Trimeresurus (Serpentes, Crotalidae). Rev. Suisse de Zool. 88 (1): 163–205.
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