Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Scientific name Trimeresurus karanshahi Higher classification Trimeresurus Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Trimeresurus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Trimeresurus, Vipers, Snake, Trimeresurus fasciatus, Trimeresurus cantori | ||
Trimeresurus karanshahi is a venomous pit viper species described from central Nepal in the Himalayas. No subspecies are currently recognized. More recent work has found that this species is a synonym of Trimeresurus tibetanus, and the latter name has priority and is therefore the correct one to use
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Etymology
The specific name, karanshahi, is in honor of Mr. Karan Bahadur Shah, Professor of Herpetology and Mammalogy at Tribhuvan University in Nepal.
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality given, which is "Central Nepal, Bagmati Province, Godavari village" (in the Himalayas).
References
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