Trimeresurus truongsonensis ORLOV, RYABOV, THANH & CUC, 2004
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Quang Binh pitviper G: Quang Binh-Bambusotter |
Synonym | Trimeresurus truongsonensis ORLOV, RYABOV, THANH & CUC 2004 Viridovipera truongsonensis — DAWSON et al. 2008 Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) truongsonensis — DAVID et al. 2011 Viridovipera truongsonensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 790 Viridovipera truongsonensis — GUO et al. 2018 Trimeresurus truongsonensis— RATHEE et al. 2022 Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) truongsonensis — MIRZA et al. 2023 |
Distribution | C Vietnam (May be more widely distributed in Quang Binh Province beyond the type locality and southwards to Quang Tri Prov.) Type locality: Phong Nha, Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province, 600 m, Vietnam. |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: ZISP 22931 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Venomous! Characteristic features. Slender, small pitviper, with small, triangular head; 11 supralabials, with first supralabial clearly divided from large nasal; 13 infralabials, 167 ventrals, anal scale entire, 61 divided subcaudals, and 21 (dorsally keeled) scales across the midbody; about 72 dark bands on dorsum of neck, body and tail (from ZIEGLER et al. 2006). Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
Etymology | Named after the mountain range Truong Son (= Annamite mountains) where the species occurs. |
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