Trimeresurus wiroti
Trimeresurus wiroti, also known commonly as Wirot's pit viper, is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
| Trimeresurus wiroti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. wiroti |
| Binomial name | |
| Trimeresurus wiroti Trutnau, 1981 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, wiroti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).[3]
Geographic range
T. wiroti is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. wiroti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]
References
- Grismer L, Chan-Ard T (2012). "Trimeresurus wiroti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192223A2057854. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192223A2057854.en. Downloaded on 09 November 2018.
- Trimeresurus wiroti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus wiroti, p. 288; "Nutaphand", p. 192).
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). (Trimeresurus wiroti, p. 348).
- Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN 978-1906780708.
- Trutnau L (1981). Schlangen im Terrarium: Haltung, Pflege und Zucht in zwei Bänden. Band 2. Giftschlangen [= Snakes in the Terrarium: Keeping, Care and Breeding, in Two Volumes. Volume 2. Venomous Snakes ]. Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer Verlag. 200 pp., 63 color plates. ISBN 978-3800170524. (Trimeresurus wiroti, new species, p. 188). (in German).
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