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Trimeresurus popeorum barati

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Subfamily
  
Crotalinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Subspecies

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Viperidae

Genus
  
Trimeresurus

Higher classification
  
Trimeresurus popeorum

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Scientific name
  
Trimeresurus popeorum barati

Similar
  
Trimeresurus, Snake, Vipers, Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus andersoni, Trimeresurus fasciatus

Trimeresurus popeorum barati is a venomous pitviper subspecies endemic to Indonesia.

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Description

The scalation includes 17-19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 142-157/146-160 ventral scales in males/females, 62-72/55-58 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.

Geographic range

Found in Indonesia on Sumatra (Barat District), the Mentawai Archipelago (on Siberut, North Pagai and South Pagai), and Simeulue (Simalur). The type locality given is "Solok, Sumatra".

References

Trimeresurus popeorum barati Wikipedia