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Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus is a venomous pitviper species found from India (Assam) and Bangladesh, to Myanmar, China and Taiwan. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] Additional recommended knowledge
DescriptionMales grow to a maximum total length males 1,122 mm with a tail length males 195 mm; females to 1,160 with a tail length of 205 mm. In the males, the hemipenes are spinose.[5] Scalation: dorsal scales in 25 longitudinal rows at midbody; scales on upper surface of head, small, each scale keeled posteriorly; internasals 5-10 times size of adjacent scales, separated by 3-4 scales; supraoculars, long, narrow, undivided, 14-16 small interoculars in line between them; 2 scales on line between upper preocular and nasal scale; 9-11 upper labials, first upper labial separated from nasal by suture; 2-3 small scales between upper labials and subocular; 2-3 rows of temporal scales above upper labials smooth, above those scales keeled; ventrals 200-218; subcaudals 76-91, all paired.[5] Color pattern: grayish or olive brown above, with dorsal series of large brown, black-edged spots or blotches, and a lateral series of smaller spots; head above brownish, below whitish; belly whitish but heavily powdered with light brown; tail brownish (possibly pink in life [fide Smith 1943:507]), with series of dark dorsal spots.[5] Common namesBrown spotted pitviper,[2] pointed-scaled pit viper,[3] Taiwan habu, Chinese habu, Formosan pit viper.[6] Geographic rangeFound from northeastern India (Assam) and Bangladesh to Myanmar, China (Fukien, Kwangshi, Kwantung and Szechwan), as well as in Taiwan. The type locality given is "Naga Hills" (Assam, India).[1] See also
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