Trimeresurus phuketensis

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Trimeresurus phuketensis
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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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References

  1. Sumontha, Montri; Kunya, Kirati; Pauwels, Olivier; Nitikul, Awat; Punnadee, Suwit (2011-01-01). "Trimeresurus (Popeia) phuketensis, a new pitviper (Squamata: Viperidae) from Phuket Island, southwestern Thailand". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 18: 185–194.