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Species of snake
Craspedocephalus brongersmai , also known
commonly as Brongersma's pit viper ,
[4] is a
species of
venomous snake in the
subfamily
Crotalinae of the
family
Viperidae . The species is native to islands off the west coast of
Sumatra ,
Indonesia . No subspecies are currently recognized.
[5]
Etymology
The
specific name , brongersmai , is in honor of
Dutch
herpetologist
Leo Brongersma .
[6]
Description
Scalation of C. brongersmai includes 19 (or 21) rows of
dorsal scales at midbody, 136-150
ventral scales , 41-48 divided
subcaudal scales , and 9-10
supralabial scales .
[4]
Geographic range
Craspedocephalus brongersmai is found in
Indonesia , on the
Mentawai islands of
Siberut and
Simeulue , which are located off the west coast of Sumatra.
[1]
The
type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" [= Lugu, Simeulue Island, Indonesia].
[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural
habitat of C. brongersmai is
forest .
[1]
Reproduction
The
mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown.
[3]
References
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b
c Vogel, G.; Iskandar, D. (2012).
"Trimeresurus brongersmai " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 : e.T178541A1538501.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178541A1538501.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021 .
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a
b
McDiarmid RW ,
Campbell JA ,
Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1 . Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.
ISBN
1-893777-00-6 (series).
ISBN
1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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a
b Species
Craspedocephalus brongersmai at
The Reptile Database
www.reptile-database.org
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a
b
Gumprecht A ,
Tillack F ,
Orlov NL ,
Captain A ,
Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers . First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp.
ISBN
3-937975-00-4 .
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"Trimeresurus brongersmai " .
Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 28 July 2008 .
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Beolens B ,
Watkins M ,
Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles . Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.
ISBN
978-1-4214-0135-5 . (Trimeresurus brongersmai , p. 39).
Further reading
David P ,
Vogel G ,
Dubois A (2011). "On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)". Zootaxa 2992 : 1-51.
Hoge AR (1969). "Um novo Trimeresurus de Simalur, Sumatra (Serpentes: Viperidae) ". Ciência e Cultura, São Paulo 21 (2): 459–460. (Trimeresurus brongersmai , new species). (in
Portuguese ).
Hoge AR,
De Lemos Romano SA (1974). "Notes on Trimeresurus brongersmai Hoge, 1969 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 38 : 147–158.