Trimeresurus fasciatus
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|genus = Trimeresurus
|species = fasciatus
|authority = (Boulenger, 1896)
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- Lachesis fasciatus
Boulenger, 1896 - Trimeresurus gramineus fasciatus – Dunn, 1927
- [Trimeresurus] fasciatus
– Maslin, 1924McDiarmid 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). - Cryptelytrops fasciatus
– Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 - Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) fasciatus – David et al., 2011The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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Trimeresurus fasciatus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Djampea Island, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.{{ITIS|id=634911|taxon=Trimeresurus fasciatus|accessdate=28 July 2008}} Common names include: banded pitviperGumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. {{ISBN|3-937975-00-4}}. and banded tree viper.Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. {{ISBN|0-398-02808-7}}.
Description
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 158-160/159-163 ventral scales in males/females, 63-65/61 subcaudal scales, and 9 or 10 (less frequently 11) supralabial scales.
The type specimen is {{convert|45.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length, which includes a tail {{convert|8|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.Boulenger. 1896. p. 64.
Geographic range
It is found only on Djampea Island, Indonesia. The type locality given is "Jampea Island" (Djampea, Indonesia). The catalogue entry at the British Museum of Natural History lists the type locality as "Jampea Id., between Celebes and Flores".
References
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Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Descriptions of new Reptiles and Batrachians obtained by Mr. Alfred Everett in Celebes and Jampea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6, 18: 62–64. (Lachesis fasciatus, pp. 63–64.)
External links
- {{NRDB species|genus=Trimeresurus|species=fasciatus|date=18 November|year=2012}}
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Category:Reptiles described in 1896
Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia
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