Craspedocephalus brongersmai

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Craspedocephalus brongersmai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Species:
C. brongersmai
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus brongersmai
Hoge, 1969
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Synonyms

Craspedocephalus brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's pit viper, [4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5]

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Etymology

The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma. [6]

Description

Scalation of C. brongersmai includes 19 (or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 136-150 ventral scales, 41-48 divided subcaudal scales, and 9-10 supralabial scales. [4]

Geographic range

Craspedocephalus brongersmai is found in Indonesia, on the Mentawai islands of Siberut and Simeulue, which are located off the west coast of Sumatra. [1]

The type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" [= Lugu, Simeulue Island, Indonesia]. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. brongersmai is forest. [1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vogel, G.; Iskandar, D. (2012). "Trimeresurus brongersmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T178541A1538501. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178541A1538501.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN   1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN   1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. 1 2 Species Craspedocephalus brongersmai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  4. 1 2 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN   3-937975-00-4.
  5. "Trimeresurus brongersmai ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  6. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus brongersmai, p. 39).

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