Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Trimeresurus tokarensis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Trimeresurus | |
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Similar Snake, Trimeresurus elegans, Protobothrops, Vipers, Trimeresurus | ||
Trimeresurus tokarensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Tokara Islands of Japan. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Scalation includes 31 (31-33) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 199-210 ventral scales, 72-84 subcaudal scales, and 8 (7-9) supralabial scales.
Geographic range
Found in Japan on the islands of Takara-jima and Kotakara-jima. According to Golay et al. (1993), the type locality is "Takara-jima, province of Kagoshima, Ryukyu Islands".
References
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