Biology:Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
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| Subspecies: | T. p. sabahi
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| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981
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Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi, commonly known as the Sabah bamboo pitviper,[3] is a venomous pitviper subspecies[4] endemic to the island of Borneo.
Description
Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 62 cm (24 in).[5]
Dorsally, it is uniform green, without crossbars. Ventrally it is pale green. There is narrow bicolor stripe on the first one and a half dorsal scale rows. In males this stripe is rust-colored or red below, and it is white above. In females it is yellow or white. The iris of the eye is red or orange in adults of both sexes, but in young specimens may be yellowish-green. There are no markings behind the eye.[5]
The scalation includes 21 (23) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 149-157/148-156 ventral scales in males/females or 148-159 in general, 72-76/59-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales (9-10 with the third being the largest).[3]
Geographic range
Found on the island of Borneo in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (North Kalimantan). The type locality given is "Mount Kinabalu, Kulapis River, British North Borneo".[2]
Habitat
It inhabits mountainous regions at altitudes from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to 1,150 m (3,770 ft), where it is commonly found on branches of shrubs and other low vegetation.[5]
Reproduction
The reproductive biology of this species is unknown.[5]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Trimeresurus by common name
- Trimeresurus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/192042/0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN:3-937975-00-4.
- ↑ "Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635282. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Das, Indraneil. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN:0-88359-061-1. (Popeia sabahi, p. 56.)
Further reading
- Regenass, Urs; Kramer, Eugen. 1981. Zur Systematik der grünen Grubenottern der Gattung Trimeresurus (Serpentes, Crotalidae). Rev. Suisse de Zoolo. 88 (1): 163-205.
External links
- Trimeresurus sabahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 December 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q7842185 entry
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