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Trimeresurus flavomaculatus



Trimeresurus flavomaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. flavomaculatus
Binomial name
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus
(Gray, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Megaera flavomaculatus - Gray, 1842
  • Megaera ornata - Gray, 1842
  • Megaera variegata - Gray, 1842
  • Parias flavomaculatus - Gary, 1849
  • Parias ornata - Gary, 1849
  • Parias variegata - Gary, 1849
  • Trimeresurus flavomaculatus - Günther, 1879
  • Trimeresurus Schadenbergi - Fischer, 1885
  • Lachesis flavomaculatus - Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus flavomaculatus flavomaculatus - Leviton, 1961[1]
Common names: Philippine pitviper.[2]

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus is a venomous pitviper species found in the Philippines. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3]

Contents

Geographic range

Found on the Philippine islands of Agutayan, Batan, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Dinagat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros and Polillo. The type locality given is "Philippene Islands." Leviton (1964) proposed that this be restricted to "Luzon Island."[1]

Subspecies

Subspecies[3] Authority[3] Common name Geographic range
T. f. flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842) Philippine pitviper[2] Philippine islands of Agutayan, Bohol, Camiguin, Catanduanes, Dinagat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros and Panay.[2]
T. f. halieus Griffin, 1910 The Philippenes on the island of Polillo.[1]
T. f. mcgregori Taylor, 1919 McGregor's pitviper[2] The Philippenes on the Batanes Islands.[2]

Taxonomy

Gumprecht (2001, 2002) moves T. f. halieus to the synonymy of T. f. flavomaculatus.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  3. ^ a b c Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (TSN 634912). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 3 August 2007.
 
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