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Garthius chaseni (SMITH, 1931)

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mount Kinabalu Pit Viper, Chasen’s mountain pitviper 
SynonymTrimeresurus chaseni SMITH 1931: 29
Trimeresurus chaseni — MANTHEY 1983
Ovophis chaseni — WELCH 1994: 95
Ovophis chaseni — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 316
Garthius chaseni — MALHOTRA & THORPE 2004
Ovophis chaseni — GUMPRECHT et al. 2004
Garthius chaseni — DAS & YAAKOB 2007
Garthius chaseni — WALLACH et al. 2014: 299 
DistributionMalaysia (Borneo: Sabah)

Type locality: Kiau, Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo, elevation 3000 ft, (6°02’ N, 116°31’ E, elevation 915 m).  
Reproductionviviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.84 (formerly BMNH 1929.12.22.115), paratype: ZRC 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus): not provided by Malhotra & Thorpe 2004, who established the genus based on molecular data only.


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CommentVenomous!

Type species: Trimeresurus chaseni SMITH 1931 is the type species of the genus Garthius MALHOTRA & THORPE 2004. 
EtymologyNamed after Frederick Nutter Chasen (1896-1942), an English zoologist and Director of the Raffles Museum (1932).

The genus was named after Garth Underwood, British herpetologist. 
References
  • Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
  • Das, I. 2012. A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford J, ohn Beaufoy Publishing - get paper here
  • Das, I. & Yaakob, N. 2007. Status of knowledge of the Malaysian herpetofauna. In Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. in: L. S. L. Chua, L. G. Kirton & L. G. Saw (eds.), Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, pp. 31-81
  • Fukuyama R, Fukuyama I, Kurita T, Kojima Y, Hossman MY, Noda A, Nishikawa K 2021. New herpetofaunal records from Gunung Mulu National Park and its surrounding areas in Borneo. Herpetozoa 34: 89-96 - get paper here
  • Gumprecht, A.; Tillack, F.; Orlov, N.L.; Captain, A. & Ryabow, S. 2004. Asian pitvipers. Geitje Books, Berlin, 368 pp.
  • Malhotra, Anita & Thorpe, Roger S. 2004. A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32: 83 –100 [erratum p. 680] - get paper here
  • Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
  • Manthey,U. 1983. Exkursion am Mt. Kinabalu (4101 m), Nordborneo, Teil 3: Checkliste der Herpetofauna oberhalb 600 m ü. NN. Herpetofauna 5 (23): 20-31 - get paper here
  • McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
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  • Smith, M.A. 1931. The herpetology of Mt. Kinabalu, North Borneo, 13455 ft. Bull. Raffles Mus. No. 5: 3-32. - get paper here
  • Stuebing, R.B. & INGER, R.F. 1999. A field guide to the snakes of Borneo. Natural history Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, 254 pp. [corrections in HR 31: 124]. - get paper here
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  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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