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Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (GRAY, 1842)

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Philippine pitviper 
SynonymMegaera flavomaculatus GRAY 1842: 49
Magaera ornata GRAY 1842
Magaera variegata GRAY 1842
Parias flavomaculatus— GRAY 1849
Parias ornatus GRAY 1849
Parias variegatus GRAY 1849
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus — GÜNTHER 1879
Trimeresurus schadenbergi FISCHER 1885: 116
Lachesis flavomaculatus BOULENGER 1896
Trimeresurus halieus GRIFFIN 1910
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus — LEVITON 1961
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus flavomaculatus — LEVITON 1961
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus flavomaculatus — WELCH 1994: 115
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus — WELCH 1994: 115
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 332
Parias flavomaculatus flavomaculatus — MALHOTRA & THORPE 2004
Trimeresurus (Parias) flavomaculatus — DAVID et al. 2011
Parias flavomaculatus — GAULKE 2011: 336
Parias flavomaculatus — GAULKE 2013
Parias flavomaculatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 537
Trimeresurus cf. flavomaculatus — SANGUILA et al. 2016
Parias flavomaculatus — GUO et al. 2018
Trimeresurus (Parias) flavomaculatus — MIRZA et al. 2023 
DistributionPhilippines (Camiguin, Jolo, Luzon, Mindanao, Polillo, Bataan)

flavomaculatus: Bohol, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Dinigat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay.

halieus: Polillo; Type locality: Polillo, Philippines.

Type locality: Philippines; restricted to Luzon by LEVITON (1964). Restriction is invalid according to DAVID & INEICH (1999).  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: lost, formerly BSMP 748 (Bureau of Science Collection) (lost during World War II)
Holotype: CAS 62576 [halieus] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (712 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Subspecies: T. (Parias) flavomaculatus mcgregori (TAYLOR 1919) has been elevated to full species status. T. schultzei previously has been considered as a subspecies of T. flavomaculatus. The subspecies halieus is not recognized by GUMPRECHT et al. 2004.

Type species: Megaera flavomaculatus is the type species of the genus Parias GRAY 1849.

Diet: frogs, lizards, rodents, possibly fish

Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). 
References
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