Biology:Trimeresurus insularis
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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 |
| Species: | T. insularis
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| Trimeresurus insularis Kramer, 1977
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Trimeresurus insularis or Indonesian pit viper, Lesser Sunda Islands pit viper, Sunda white-lipped pit viper, red-tailed pit viper is a venomous pit viper species found in eastern Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.[1][3]
Description
The scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 156–164/156–167 ventral scales in males/females, 70–75/54–59 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 7–12 supralabial scales.[4] Their color patterns are often found to be green or a blue-green color with specific populations even containing yellow variants as well.[5]
Geographic range
It is found in Indonesia on eastern Java, Adonara, Alor, Bali, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Padar, Rinca, Romang, Roti, Sumba, Sumbawa, Timor, and Wetar and East Timor.[1][3] The type locality given is "Soe, Timor".[2][3] They are arboreal[3][6] and can be found in dry monsoon forests at elevations up to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level.[1][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Reilly, S.; Auliya, M.; Iskandar, D.; Vogel, G.; Lilley, R. (2021). "Trimeresurus insularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178038A1525328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178038A1525328.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178038/1525328. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ 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 3.2 3.3 3.4 Trimeresurus insularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 April 2021.
- ↑ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN:3-937975-00-4.
- ↑ Jones, Brenda Kathryn; Saviola, Anthony J.; Reilly, Sean B.; Stubbs, Alexander L.; Arida, Evy; Iskandar, Djoko T.; McGuire, Jimmy A.; Yates, John R. et al. (2019-05-03). "Venom composition in a phenotypically variable pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis) across the Lesser Sunda Archipelago". Journal of Proteome Research 18 (5): 2206–2220. doi:10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00077. PMID 30958009. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00077.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 McAllister, Chris T.; Bursey, Charles R.; Hartdegen, Ruston (January 2019). "Polydelphis anoura Dujardin, 1845 (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea: Ascaridae) from the White-lipped Island Pitviper, Trimeresurus insularis (Ophidia: Viperidae), from Wetar Island, Indonesia". Comparative Parasitology 86 (1): 61–64. doi:10.1654/1525-2647-86.1.61. https://bioone.org/journals/Comparative-Parasitology/volume-86/issue-1/1525-2647-86.1.61/Polydelphis-anoura-Dujardin-1845-Nematoda--Ascaridoidea--Ascaridae-from/10.1654/1525-2647-86.1.61.full.
Further reading
- Kramer, E. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Rev. suisse Zool. 84 (3): 721–761. (Trimeresurus albolabris insularis, p. 755.)
Wikidata ☰ Q32809 entry
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