''Trimeresurus erythrurus'',
commonly known as the red-tailed bamboo pitviper,
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venomous pit viper
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species found in
South Asia and
Myanmar
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subspecies
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Description
Males grow to a maximum total length , of which the tail is in length. Females reach a maximum total length of , with a tail length of .nasal
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; 9–13 upper labials
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, 1–2 rows of scales separate upper labials from the suboculars
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; 11–14 scales in a line between supraoculars
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; supraoculars rarely divided; temporal scales small, strongly keeled; ventral scales: males 153–174, females: 151–180; subcaudals: males 62–79, females 49–61, usually paired, occasionally unpaired shields present among paired series.[
Color pattern: head uniform green, dorsum bright green, light ventrolateral stripe present in males, present or absent in females (Maslin 942:23says that the ventrolateral stripe is absent, but M.A. Smith 943:523states that it is present in males and variable in females), tail spotted with brown; hemipenes without spines.][
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Geographic range
Found in eastern India ( Assam, Sikkim), Bangladesh, Myanmar
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, Bhutan, and Nepal.[ The original type locality given was as "Delta Gangeticum" ( Ganges Delta, West Bengal State, eastern India). The type locality given by ]Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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(1896) is "Ganges Delta."[
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References
Further reading
* Cantor, T.E. 1839. ''Spicilegium serpentium indicorum'' arts 1 and 2
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Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 7: 31–34, 49–55.
*Cantor, T.E. 1840. ''Spicilegium Serpentium Indicorum''. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 4: 271–279.
*Gumprecht, A. 2001. ''Die Bambusottern der Gattung Trimeresurus Lacépède Teil IV: Checkliste der Trimeresurus-Arten Thailands''. Sauria 23 (2): 25–32.
*Maslin, T. Paul. 1942. Evidence for the Separation of the Crotalid Genera ''Trimeresurus'' and ''Bothrops'', with a Key to the Genus ''Trimeresurus''. Copeia 1942 (1): 18–24.
* Smith, M.A. 1943. ''The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes''. Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, Printers). London. xii + 583 pp. (''Trimeresurus erythrurus'', pp. 522–523.)
*Toriba, Michihisa. 1994. Karyotype of Trimeresurus erythrurus. Snake 26 (2): 141–143.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3010245
erythrurus
Snakes of Asia
Reptiles described in 1839
Reptiles of Bangladesh
Reptiles of Bhutan
Reptiles of India
Reptiles of Myanmar
Reptiles of Nepal
Taxa named by Theodore Edward Cantor