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Craspedocephalus peltopelor MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, GANESH, VIJAYAKUMAR, CAMPBELL, MALHOTRA & SHANKER, 2021

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCraspedocephalus peltopelor MALLIK, SRIKANTHAN, GANESH, VIJAYAKUMAR, CAMPBELL, MALHOTRA & SHANKER 2021: 586
Peltopelor peltopelor — MIRZA et al. 2023
Craspedocephalus (Peltopelor) peltopelor — IDIIATULLINA et al. 2023 (by implication) 
DistributionIndia (W Western Ghats)

Type locality. Chemmunji, in Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Agastyamalai Hill Complex, Southern Western Ghats, 08°40.7’N; 77°11.55’E.  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: BNHS 3593, collected in 2010, by Saunak P. Pal & S.P. Vijayakumar. Paratype (BNHS 2950) from Tirunelveli Hills (Agasthyamalai), collected in 1976 by Romulus Whitaker. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3647 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Günther’s erstwhile generic nomen that alludes to the shield-like, large scales (peltē: shield/scale, pelor(o)-: a term meaning monstrous [or literally huge], in Greek). 
References
  • Idiiatullina SS, Pawangkhanant P, Tawan T, Worranuch T, Dechochai B, Suwannapoom C, Nguyen TV, Chanhome L, Poyarkov NA 2023. Limestone jewel: A new colourful karst-dwelling pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the poorly explored borderlands of southern peninsular Thailand. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 697-716 - get paper here
  • Mallik AK, Srikanthan AN, Ganesh SR, Vijayakumar SP, Campbell PD, Malhotra A, Shanker K 2021. Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity. Vertebrate Zoology 71: 577-619 - get paper here
  • Mirza ZA, H. T. Lalremsanga, Bhosale H, Gowande G, Patel H, Idiatullina SS, Poyarkov NA 2023. Systematics of Trimeresurus popeiorum Smith, 1937 with a revised molecular phylogeny of Asian pitvipers of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 sensu lato. Evolutionary Systematics 7(1): 91-104 - get paper here
 
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