Tropidolaemus philippensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Tropidolaemus |
Species: | T. philippensis |
Binomial name | |
Tropidolaemus philippensis (Gray, 1842) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Trimeresurus philippensisGray, 1842 |
Tropidolaemus philippensis is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae, the pit vipers. It is endemic to western Mindanao, the Philippines. Its common name is South Philippine temple pit viper. [1]
Mindanao or still commonly known as Southern Philippines, is the second largest island in the Philippines. Mindanao and the smaller islands surrounding it make up the island group of the same name. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, as of the 2010 census, the main island was inhabited by 20,281,545 people, while the entire Mindanao island group had an estimated total of 25,537,691 (2018) residents.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
Tropidolaemus philippensis is viviparous. Males have a greenish-turquoise body background coloration, whereas females are seemingly more green. There is a black or rarely white postocular stripe. Body has dorsal blotches that are black with unfilled dorsal scales, giving raise so degree of net-like pattern. Tail is moderate. [1]
In snakes, the dorsal scales are the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, but do not include the ventral scales.
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