Craspedocephalus peltopelor

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Craspedocephalus peltopelor
Southern Large-scaled pit viper imported from iNaturalist photo 146850306 on 7 April 2024.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Species:
C. peltopelor
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus peltopelor
Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker, 2021
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Craspedocephalus peltopelor is a species of pit viper endemic to the Western Ghats region of India. [1] It is commonly known as the southern large-scaled pit viper. [2]

References

  1. Mallik, Ashok Kumar; Srikanthan, Achyuthan Needamangalam; Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan; Vijayakumar, Seenapuram Palaniswamy; Campbell, Patrick D.; Malhotra, Anita; Shanker, Kartik (2021-10-06). "Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity". Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 577–619. doi: 10.3897/vz.71.e66239 . ISSN   2625-8498.
  2. "Southern Large-scaled pit viper (Craspedocephalus peltopelor)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-07.