Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Phylum Chordata Rank Subspecies | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Trimeresurus Higher classification Trimeresurus sumatranus Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Scientific name Trimeresurus sumatranus malcolmi Similar Trimeresurus, Trimeresurus sumatranus, Snake, Vipers, Trimeresurus schultzei | ||
Trimeresurus sumatranus malcolmi is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in East Malaysia.
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Etymology
The subspecific name, malcolmi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.
Description
Scalation includes 19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 163-174 ventral scales, 64-81/61-64 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 8-9 supralabial scales.
Common names
Malcolm's pitviper, Malcolm's tree viper, Mt. Kinabalu pit viper, Malcolm's pit viper.
Geographic range
Found in East Malaysia at 1,000-1,600 m elevation (3,280-5,250 feet). The type locality given is "Sungii River, near Bundutuan, Mount Kinabalu, British North Borneo [Sabah], at an altitude circa 3,000 feet [914 m]".
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