Trimeresurus phuketensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. phuketensis |
Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus phuketensis Sumontha, Kunya, Pauwels, Nitikul and Punnadee, 2011 | |
Trimeresurus phuketensis (also known as the Phuket pit viper) is a species of pit viper found on Phuket Island in Thailand. [1]
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