Class Reptilia Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Trimeresurus, Trimeresurus popeorum, Trimeresurus puniceus, Trimeresurus hageni, Trimeresurus macrops | ||
Trimeresurus gumprechti
Trimeresurus gumprechti (Gumprecht's green pitviper) is a species of venomous pitviper endemic to Asia.
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Geographic range
T. gumprechti is found in parts of China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
T. gumprechti was described as a new species in 2002 by:
Description
T. gumprechti is strikingly bright green in color. A photo of this arboreal snake was chosen as the cover image of a 2008 report published by the World Wildlife Fund called "First Contact in the Greater Mekong - new species discoveries".
Etymology
The specific name, gumprechti, is in honor of German herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.
References
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