Trimeresurus vogeli
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper,[2] is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. vogeli |
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Etymology
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.[3]
Geographic range
T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]
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References
- Stuart B, Nguyen TQ (2012). "Viridovipera vogeli ". IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2017-1. http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/192057/0
- "Trimeresurus vogeli ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Trimeresurus&species=vogeli
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Universwity Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Viridovipera vogeli, p. 276).
Further reading
- David P, Vidal N, Pauwels OSG (2001). "A Morphological Study of Stejneger's Pitviper Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (3): 205-222. (Trimeresurus vogeli, new species).
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