Trimeresurus kuiburi SUMONTHA, SUNTRARACHUN, PAUWELS, PAWANGKHANANT, CHOMNGAM, IAMWIRIYAKUL & CHANHOME, 2021
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Thai: งูหางแห้มกุย (Ngu Hang Ham Kui) E: Kui Buri Pitviper F: Trimérésure de Kui Buri G: Kui Buri Bambusotter |
Synonym | Trimeresurus kuiburi SUMONTHA, SUNTRARACHUN, PAUWELS, PAWANGKHANANT, CHOMNGAM, IAMWIRIYAKUL & CHANHOME 2021 Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) kuiburi— MIRZA et al. 2023 |
Distribution | Peninsular Thailand Type locality: Khao Daeng Sub-district, Kui Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Peninsular Thailand |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: QSMI 1500 (field number MS 703); adult male Paratypes: AUP-02005 (field number MS 701), PSUZC-R 734 (MS 704) and PSUZC-R 735 (MS 731), adult males, QSMI 1501 (MS 702) and AUP-02006 (MS 732), adult females |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Trimeresurus kuiburi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other congeneric species by the combination of its red/purple bands on a green dorsum; white concave suborbital stripe in males; white, spaced vertebral dots in males; pale green belly lacking dark dots or stripe on the lateral sides of the ventrals; partially fused 1st supralabial and nasal scale; 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody; 164–171 ventrals; 63–65 subcaudals in males, 51–53 in females; maximal known SVL of 451 mm; and long, papillose hemipenes. (Sumontha et al. 2021). Additional details (2789 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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Etymology | The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, invariable, in reference to the administrative district Kui Buri in which the type-locality lies. |
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