Trimeresurus schultzei
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Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper,[1] is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.
Description
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.[1]
Geographic range
Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).[3]
References
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Further reading
- Griffin. L.E. 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. 4: 595–601. ("Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp.", p. 601.)
External links
- Trimeresurus schultzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2012.