Trimeresurus gracilis OSHIMA, 1920
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Kikuchi Habu |
Synonym | Trimeresurus gracilis OSHIMA 1920 Trimeresurus gracilis — WELCH 1994: 115 Trimeresurus gracilis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 333 Trimeresurus gracilis — GUMPRECHT et al. 2004 Trimeresurus gracilis — ZHAO 2006 Oxyus gracilis — HOSER 2012 (preliminary) Ovophis gracilis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 513 Trimeresurus gracilis — LI et al. 2020 |
Distribution | Taiwan Type locality: Formosa |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: unlocated, described from a single specimen but deposition not given; formerly at Institute of Science, Taiwan, according to Leviton 1968: 565. |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Venomous! Synonymy: Not assigned to any genus by MALHOTRA & THORPE 2004. The generic status of Trimeresurus gracilis Oshima, 1920 is unclear. This species probably belongs to another genus which has yet to be named (DAVID et al. 2011). Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
Etymology | Named after Latin “gracilis”, meaning small or lanky, or gracile. |
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