Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus is a venomous pitviper subspecies[2] endemic to the Philippines.

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. flavomaculatus
Subspecies:
T. f. halieus
Trinomial name
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus
Griffin, 1910
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus halieus
    Griffin, 1910
  • Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus – Leviton, 1961[1]

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
  1. 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).
  2. "Trimeresurus flavomaculatus halieus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. 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.


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