Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Trimeresurus schultzei Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Trimeresurus | |
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Similar Trimeresurus, Snake, Trimeresurus sumatranus malcolmi, Vipers, Trimeresurus cantori | ||
Trimeresurus schultzei is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Etymology
The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.
Description
Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.
Geographic range
Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).
References
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