''Craspedocephalus brongersmai'', also known
commonly as Brongersma's pit viper,
[ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). ''Asian Pitvipers''. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. .] is a
species of
venomous snake in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Crotalinae of the
family Viperidae. The species is native to islands off the west coast of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
,
Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''brongersmai'', is in honor of
Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Trimeresurus brongersmai'', p. 39).
Description
Scalation of ''C. brongersmai'' includes 19 (or 21) rows of
dorsal scales at midbody, 136-150
ventral scales, 41-48 divided
subcaudal scales
In snakes, the subcaudal scales are the enlarged plates on the underside of the tail.Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. . These scales may be either single or divided (pair ...
, and 9-10
supralabial scales
In reptiles, the supralabial scales, also called upper-labials, are those scales that border the mouth opening along the upper jaw. They do not include the median scaleWright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates ( ...
.
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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.[
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''C. brongersmai'' is forest.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of ''C. brongersmai'' is unknown.[
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References
Further reading
*David P
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
, 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.
Reptiles described in 1969
Endemic fauna of Indonesia
Reptiles of Indonesia
Snakes of Asia
brongersmai
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