Trimeresurus popeiorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. popeiorum
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| Trimeresurus popeiorum M.A. Smith, 1937
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Description
Trimeresurus popeiorum may grow to a total length of 770 mm (30 in), which includes a tail length 170 mm (6.7 in).[5]
Above green, below pale green to whitish, the two separated by a bright bicolored orange or brown (below) and white (above) (males) or white (females) ventrolateral stripe, which occupies the whole of the outermost scale row and a portion of the second row.[5]
This species is most often confused with
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Adult male Trimeresurus popeiorum
Geographic range
Trimeresurus popeiorum is found in
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Taxonomy and etymology
The specific name, popeiorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of two American herpetologists, Clifford H. Pope and Sarah H. Pope, his wife.[6]
There are differences in opinion as to the correct spelling of the specific epithet. The following is from David and Vogel (1996):[3][7]
This species was named in honour to Clifford H. Pope and Sarah H. Pope. The original spelling of the specific epithet, popeiorum, was corrected into popeorum by Smith (1943:518) on the basis that it was indeed a clerical error. Unfortunately, according to the Art. 32 (c, ii) of the Code (ICZN, 1985), such a change does not fall into the category of a “correction of an incorrect original spelling." According to the Art. 33 (d), the use of a termination -orum in a subsequent spelling of a species-group name that is a genitive based upon a personal name in which the correct original spelling terminates with -iorum, is an incorrect subsequent spelling, even if the change is deliberate. The original spelling, popeiorum, must therefore be conserved.
Habitat
Trimeresurus popeiorum is found in forests of mountainous regions.[8]
Behavior
Trimeresurus popeiorum is
Diet
Trimeresurus popeiorum preys upon frogs, lizards, birds, and rodents (especially rats and squirrels).[8]
Reproduction
This species, T. popeiorum, is
Venom
Trimeresurus popeiorum possesses a potent hemotoxic venom which is dangerous to humans.[8]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).[page needed]
- ^ a b c Trimeresurus popeiorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2022.
- ISBN 3-937975-00-4.[page needed]
- ^ hdl:10088/4542.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus popeiorum, p. 209).
- ISBN 3-930612-08-9.[page needed]
- ^ PMID 30736335.
Further reading
- Gumprecht, A (2001). "Die Bambusottern der Gattung Trimeresurus Lacépède. Teil IV: Checkliste der Trimeresurus-Arten Thailands". Sauria. 23 (2): 25–32.
- Smith, Malcolm A (1937). "The names of two Indian vipers". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 39 (4): 730–731.
- Tu, Ming-Chung; Wang, Hurng-Yi; Tsai, Mung-Pei; Toda, Mamoru; Lee, Wen-Jen; Zhang, Fu-Ji; Ota, Hidetoshi (November 2000). "Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Biogeography of the Oriental Pitvipers of the Genus Trimeresurus (Reptilia: Viperidae: Crotalinae): A Molecular Perspective". Zoological Science. 17 (8): 1147–1157. S2CID 207286072.