Trimeresurus kuiburi SUMONTHA, SUNTRARACHUN, PAUWELS, PAWANGKHANANT, CHOMNGAM, IAMWIRIYAKUL & CHANHOME, 2021

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Higher Taxa	Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
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). 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 2789 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	The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, invariable, in reference to the administrative district Kui Buri in which the type-locality lies.
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 Idiiatullina, S. S., Pawangkhanant, P., Suwannapoom, C., Tawan, T., Chanhome, L., Van Nguyen, T., ... & Poyarkov, N. A. 2024. Another new species of karst-associated pitviper (Serpentes, Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from the Isthmus of Kra, Peninsular Thailand. European Journal of Taxonomy, 930, 20-52 - 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 Pawangkhanant P. et al. 2025. A snake can change its finery: a new cryptic species of the Trimeresurus kanburiensis complex (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) from central Thailand with an unusual ontogenetic color change. Zootaxa, 5621(5): 514-546 - get paper here Pawangkhanant, P., Idiiatullina, S. S., Smits, T., Dugdale, I., Pierce, A., Suwannapoom, C., & Poyarkov, N.A. 2025. A NEW SPECIES OF KARST-ASSOCIATED PITVIPER OF THE Trimeresurus kanburiensis COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE) FROM EASTERN THAILAND. TAPROBANICA 14 (1): 1–15 - get paper here SUMONTHA, MONTRI; SUNUTCHA SUNTRARACHUN, OLIVIER S. G. PAUWELS, PARINYA PAWANGKHANANT, NIRUT CHOMNGAM, PRAPANTH IAMWIRIYAKUL & LAWAN CHANHOME 2021. A new karst-dwelling, colorful pitviper (Viperidae: Trimeresurus) from northern Peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa 4974 (2): 307–332 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CC82F4EC-2C10-43E9-8408… https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/303400435217895/ Google images

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