Biology:Trimeresurus vogeli

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Short description: Species of snake

Trimeresurus vogeli
Vogel's Pit Viper, Trimeresurus vogeli.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. vogeli
Binomial name
Trimeresurus vogeli
David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001
Synonyms[1]
  • Trimeresurus vogeli
    David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001
  • Viridovipera vogeli
    — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) vogeli
    — David, G. Vogel & Dubois, 2011
  • Trimeresurus vogeli
    — Li Vigni, 2013

Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper,[1] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.[2]

Geographic range

T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).[3]

Description

T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL.[1]

Reproduction

T. vogeli is viviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Species Trimeresurus vogeli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 276).
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Further reading

  • Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN:978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN:978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 288).
  • David P, Vidal N, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A Morphological Study of Stejneger's Pitviper Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (3): 205–222. (Trimeresurus vogeli, new species).
  • Malhotra A, Thorpe RA (2004). "A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32: 83–100. (Viridovipera vogeli, new combination).


Wikidata ☰ Q3539229 entry