Trimeresurus sabahi barati
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. sabahi
Subspecies:
T. s. barati
Trinomial name
Trimeresurus sabahi barati
Regenass & Kramer, 1981
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus popeorum barati Regenass & Kramer, 1981
  • Trimeresurus gramineus barati – Welch, 1988
  • Trimeresurus popeorum barati – Golay et al., 1993[2]
  • Trimeresurus barati
    – Vogel et al., 2004
  • Popeia popeiorum barati
    – Sanders et al., 2006
  • Trimeresurus barati
    – David et al., 2009
  • Trimeresurus (Popeia) barati – David et al., 2011

Trimeresurus sabahi barati, commonly known as the Sumatran green pit viper[1] or the Barat bamboo pitviper,[3][4] is a subspecies of Trimeresurus sabahi.[3] The IUCN Red List treats it as a distinct species,[1] and others have considered it subspecies of Trimeresurus popeiorum or Trimeresurus gramineus.[3] It is endemic to Sumatra (Indonesia), including some nearby smaller islands.[1][3]

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.[4]

Geographic range

Found in Indonesia on Sumatra and in the Mentawai Archipelago.[1] The type locality given is "Solok, Sumatra".[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Iskandar, D.; Vogel, G.; Inger, R.F.; Auliya, M. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Trimeresurus barati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T191923A217765960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T191923A217765960.en. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Trimeresurus sabahi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.

Further reading

  • Regenass, Urs; Kramer, Eugen. 1981. Zur Systematik der grünen Grubenotter der Gattung Trimeresurus (Serpentes, Crotalidae). Rev. Suisse de Zool. 88 (1): 163–205.


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