Trimeresurus cyanolabris IDIIATULLINA, NGUYEN, BRAGIN, PAWANGKHANANT, LE, VOGEL, DAVID & POYARKOV, 2024
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Trimeresurus cyanolabris
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Blue-lipped green Pitviper Russian: Golubogubaya bambukovaya kufiya Vietnamese: Rắn lục mép xanh dương |
| Synonym | Trimeresurus cyanolabris IDIIATULLINA, NGUYEN, BRAGIN, PAWANGKHANANT, LE, VOGEL, DAVID & POYARKOV 2024 Trimeresurus albolabris — NEMES et al. 2013: 320 (non Trimeresurus albolabris GRAY 1842) Trimeresurus albolabris — NGUYEN et al. 2019: 40 (in part) Trimeresurus macrops — HOANG et al. 2019: 90 (non Trimeresurus macrops KRAMER 1977) Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) macrops — POYARKOV et al. 2023: 391 (in part). Trimeresurus stejnegeri — HOANG et al. 2019: 91 (non Trimeresurus stejnegeri SCHMIDT 1925) |
| Distribution | Vietnam (Ninh Thuan) Type locality: Nui Chua National Park in thai An Village, Vinh hai Commune, Ninh hai District, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam (11.77757°N, 109.17603°E; altitude 155 m a.s.l.) |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. ZMMu re-17679 (field ID NAP-13705), adult male, collected by N.A. Poyarkov and A.M. Bragin from the ground on the bank of a mountain stream on March 8, 2023. Paratypes (n = 9). ZMMu re-17678 (field ID NAP-13704), adult male, collected on March 8, 2023, from the same location as the holotype; ZMMu re-17680–81 (field ID NAP-13229–30), two adult females, collected by N.A. Poyarkov and D. X. le on January 6, 2023, from the valley of Nuoc Ngot river (11.778°N, 109.176°E; altitude 280 m a.s.l.), ca. 3 km south-west from Nuoc Ngot Beach, on the territory of Nui Chua N.P., thai An Village, Vinh hai Commune, Ninh hai District, Ninh thuan Province, southern Vietnam; ZMMu re-17682 (field ID NAP-13643), adult female, collected from Nui Chua N.P. in thai An Village, Vinh hai Commune, Ninh hai District, Ninh thuan Province, Vietnam (11.72343°N, 109.13656°E; altitude 730 m a.s.l.) by N.A. Poyarkov and A.M. Bragin on March 4, 2023; ZMMu re-17683–84 (field ID NAP-13365–66), two adult females, collected from Phuoc Binh N.P., Phuoc Binh Commune, Bac Ai District, Ninh thuan Province, Vietnam (11.99353°N, 108.74379°E; altitude 400 m a.s.l.) by N.A. Poyarkov and A.M. Bragin on February 25, 2023; Dtu 605 (adult female) from a secondary forest near hon Ba Nr, Suoi Cat Commune, Cam lam District, khanh hoa Province, Vietnam (12.134169°N, 109.034452°E; altitude 130 m a.s.l.) collected by t.V. Phan, t.D. Nguyen and t.V. Nguyen on May 15, 2023; Dtu 606 (adult female) from An Chua Area, Diem khanh Distrist, khanh hoa Province, Vietnam (12.327065°N, 109.098045°E; altitude 90 m a.s.l.) collected by t.V. Phan, t.D. Nguyen, and t.V. Nguyen on May 20, 2023; Dtu 650 (adult female) collected by t.V. Phan, t.D. Nguyen, and t.V. Nguyen from hon heo Island, Ninh Da Commune, Ninh hoa District, khanh hoa Province, Vietnam (12.397168°N, 109.294047°E; altitude 45 m a.s.l.) on May 19, 2023. Additional materials (n = 3). ZFMK 94670 (adult male) from Ba to District, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam (ca. 14.707444°N, 108.997215°E; altitude 140 m a.s.l.). Dtu 653 (adult female, released) from Suoi Mo Area, Bui thi Xuan town, Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam (13.695361°N, 109.170546°E; altitude 280 m a.s.l.) collected by t.V. Phan and t.D. Nguyen on August 03, 2023; Dtu 636 (adult female, released) from hiep ha Commune, Van Canh District, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam (13.664300°N, 108.972583°E; altitude 250 m a.s.l.) collected by t.V. Phan and t.D. Nguyen on August 10, 2023. |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: after IDIIATULLINA et al. 2024. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “cyaneus,” derived from a latizined form of the classical greek adjective κυανος (kyanos), meaning “dark blue” or “deep blue,” and of the latin noun “labrum” (-i), the lip. this specific name means “deep blue-lipped,” and refers to the distinctive blue color found on the throat, chin, and infralabials of the new species. |
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