Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Scientific name Trimeresurus hageni Higher classification Trimeresurus Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Trimeresurus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Trimeresurus, Snake, Vipers, Trimeresurus sumatranus, Trimeresurus borneensis |
Venom extraction from hagen s pit vipers trimeresurus hageni
Trimeresurus hageni is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Contents
- Venom extraction from hagen s pit vipers trimeresurus hageni
- Etymology
- Description
- Geographic range
- References
Etymology

The specific name, hageni, is in honor of naturalist Dr. Bernhard Hagen, who collected mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects in the eastern part of Sumatra.
Description

Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176–198 ventral scales, 63–89 subcaudal scales, and 9–12 supralabial scales.
Geographic range

This species is found in Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra and the nearby islands of Bangka, Simalur, Nias, Batu, and the Mentawai Islands).
The type locality given is "Sumatra ... [and] island of Banka". Brongersma (1933) emended this to "Deli, Sumatra".



References
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