Craspedocephalus brongersmai

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Craspedocephalus brongersmai

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Species:
C. brongersmai
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus brongersmai
Hoge, 1969
Synonyms

Craspedocephalus brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's pit viper,[4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

Etymology

The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[6]

Description

Scalation of C. brongersmai includes 19 (or 21) rows of

supralabial scales.[4]

Geographic range

Craspedocephalus brongersmai is found in Indonesia, on the Mentawai islands of Siberut and Simeulue, which are located off the west coast of Sumatra.[1]

The

type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" [= Lugu, Simeulue Island, Indonesia].[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. brongersmai is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown.[3]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178541A1538501.en
    . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-893777-01-4
    (volume).
  3. ^ a b Species Craspedocephalus brongersmai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  4. ^
    ISBN 3-937975-00-4
    .
  5. ^ "Trimeresurus brongersmai ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5
    . (Trimeresurus brongersmai, p. 39).

Further reading

  • David P, Vogel G, Dubois A (2011). "On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)". Zootaxa 2992: 1-51.
  • Hoge AR (1969). "Um novo Trimeresurus de Simalur, Sumatra (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Ciência e Cultura, São Paulo 21 (2): 459–460. (Trimeresurus brongersmai, new species). (in Portuguese).
  • Hoge AR, De Lemos Romano SA (1974). "Notes on Trimeresurus brongersmai Hoge, 1969 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 38: 147–158.



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