Trimeresurus vogeli

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Trimeresurus vogeli
Vogel's Pit Viper, Trimeresurus vogeli.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. vogeli
Binomial name
Trimeresurus vogeli
David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001
Synonyms [2]
  • Trimeresurus vogeli
    David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001
  • Viridovipera vogeli
    Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) vogeli
    — David, G. Vogel & Dubois, 2011
  • Trimeresurus vogeli
    Li Vigni, 2013

Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper, [2] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.

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Etymology

The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist species:Gernot Vogel. [3]

Geographic range

T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft). [1]

Description

T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL. [2]

Reproduction

T. vogeli is viviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Stuart, B.L.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Trimeresurus vogeli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192057A2034223. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192057A2034223.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Trimeresurus vogeli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 276).

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