Garthius chaseni (SMITH, 1931)
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Mount Kinabalu Pit Viper, Chasen’s mountain pitviper |
Synonym | Trimeresurus 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 |
Distribution | Malaysia (Borneo: Sabah) Type locality: Kiau, Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo, elevation 3000 ft, (6°02’ N, 116°31’ E, elevation 915 m). |
Reproduction | viviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.84 (formerly BMNH 1929.12.22.115), paratype: ZRC |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (genus): not provided by Malhotra & Thorpe 2004, who established the genus based on molecular data only. Additional details (1796 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Venomous! Type species: Trimeresurus chaseni SMITH 1931 is the type species of the genus Garthius MALHOTRA & THORPE 2004. |
Etymology | Named 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. |
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