Trimeresurus vogeli

Trimeresurus vogeli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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.

Etymology

The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist 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]

References

1. Stuart, B.L. [in French]; 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. 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).

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN   978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN   978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 288).
• David P, Vidal N, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A Morphological Study of Stejneger's Pitviper Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". Russian Journal of Herpetology8 (3): 205–222. (Trimeresurus vogeli, new species).
• Malhotra A, Thorpe RA (2004). "A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution32: 83–100. (Viridovipera vogeli, new combination).