Trimeresurus erythrochloris PAWANGKHANANT, IDIIATULLINA, SMITS, DUGDALE, PIERCE, SUWANNAPOOM & POYARKOV, 2025
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | Thai: Ngu Khiew Hang Mai Lai Yhak (งูเขียวหางไหม้ลายหยัก) E: Red-barred Green Pitviper Russian: Krasno-zelenaya bambukovaya kufiya (Красно-зеленая бамбуковая куфия) |
Synonym | Trimeresurus erythrochloris PAWANGKHANANT, IDIIATULLINA, SMITS, DUGDALE, PIERCE, SUWANNAPOOM & POYARKOV 2025 |
Distribution | Thailand (Sa Kaeo) Type locality: Tham Khao Siwa Cave (13.319°N, 102.332°E; alt. 250 m a.s.l.), Klong Kai Thuen Subdistrict, Klong Hat District, Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand |
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Types | Holotype. RIM-00078, an adult male, collected by Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ton Smits, Ian Dugdale & Andrew Pierce on 7 Oct 2024. Paratype (n=1). RIM-00079, an adult female with the same collection details as the holotype. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=2): The new species differs from other members of the subgenus Trimeresurus by the following combination of characters: dorsal scales in 23-21-15 rows, moderately keeled except the outermost rows, which are smooth; ventral scales 164–172; subcaudals 54–67, all paired; iris golden yellow in both sexes; body dorsally grass green with irregular, serrated, reddish-brown transverse markings; suborbital stripe white and wide in male, absent in female; ventrolateral stripe distinct, present on the first few dorsal scale rows, white and red in male, white in female; throat, chin, and lower labials light turquoise; ventral surfaces pale blue in male, pale green in female; tail dorsally light brick-red mottled with dark spots, ventrally with irregular white markings; hemipenis with well-developed pointed almost spine-like papillae at its base. (Pawangkhanant et al. 2025) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 13116 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Distribution: see map in Pawangkhanant et al. 2025: 2 (Fig 1), Pawangkhanant et al. 2025 (516 (Fig. 1). |
Etymology | Named after Greek erythros (ἐρυθρός) = “red”, and Greek chloros (χλωρός) = “green”, for the coloration. |
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