Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus is a venomous pitviper subspecies[2] endemic to the Philippines.
| Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | T. f. halieus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus Griffin, 1910 | |
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Geographic range
It is found in the Philippines on the island of Polillo. The type locality given is "Island of Polillo, P.I." (= Philippine Islands).[1]
Taxonomy
Gumprecht (2001, 2002) relegated this subspecies to the synonymy of Trimeresurus flavomaculatus.[3]
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References
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- "Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
Further reading
- Griffin, L.E. 1910. A list of snakes from the island of Polillo, P. I., with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Philippine Journal of Science 5 (4): 211–217.
External links
- Trimeresurus flavomaculatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 August 2008.
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