Trimeresurus vogeli
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper,[2] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. vogeli |
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Etymology
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.[3]
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
- Stuart B, Nguyen TQ (2012). "Viridovipera vogeli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012: e.T192057A2034223. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192057A2034223.en. Downloaded on 14 October 2020.
- Species Trimeresurus vogeli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- 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 Herpetology 8 (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 Evolution 32: 83–100. (Viridovipera vogeli, new combination).
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