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Trimeresurus schultzei

Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Etymology

The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.

Description

Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.

Geographic range

Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).

References

Further reading

  • Griffin. L.E. 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. 4: 595–601. ("Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp.", p. 601.)

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