Craspedocephalus brongersmai

Craspedocephalus brongersmai
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Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Craspedocephalus
Species:	C. brongersmai
Binomial name
	Craspedocephalus brongersmai; Hoge, 1969
Synonyms
	Craspedocephalus brongersmaiHoge, 1969; Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) brongersmai; — David, G. Vogel & Dubois, 2011; Craspedocephalus brongersmai; — Wallach, K. Williams & Boundy, 2014;

Last updated June 11, 2025

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]

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]

References

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.
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).
1 2 Species Craspedocephalus brongersmai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
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.
↑ "Trimeresurus brongersmai ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 July 2008.
↑ 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).

David P, Vogel G, Dubois A (2011). "On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)". Zootaxa2992: 1-51.
Hoge AR (1969). "Um novo Trimeresurus de Simalur, Sumatra (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Ciência e Cultura, São Paulo21 (2): 459–460. (Trimeresurus brongersmai, new species). (in Portuguese).
Hoge AR, De Lemos Romano SA (1974). "Notes on Trimeresurus brongersmai Hoge, 1969 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)". Memórias do Instituto Butantan38: 147–158.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 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.

[McD99-2] 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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Species Craspedocephalus brongersmai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

[Gum04-4] 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.

[ITIS-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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