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Tropidolaemus philippensis is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae, the pit vipers. It is endemic to western Mindanao and some portions of western Leyte, the Philippines. Its common name is South Philippine temple pit viper. [1] Tropidolaemus philippensis is viviparous. Males have a greenish-turquoise body background ...
Synopsis of the species of Rattle-Snakes, or Family of CROTALIDAE. Zoological Miscellany 2: 47–51. ("Magæra flavomaculatus", p. 49.) Leviton, A.E. 1964. Contributions to a review of Philippine snakes, V. The snakes of the genus Trimeresurus. Philippine Journal of Science 93: 251–276.
Trimeresurus mcgregori, commonly known as McGregor's pit viper [4] or the Batanes pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] The species is endemic to the Philippines .
McGregor's pit viper, McGregor's tree viper, Philippine pit viper Batan Island, Philippines. T. medoensis: Zhao, 1977 0 Motuo bamboo pit viper Northern India, northern Myanmar, and China (southeastern Xizang). T. mutabilis: Stoliczka, 1870 0 Central Nicobar pit viper, Central Nicobar bamboo pit viper Central Nicobar Island. T. nebularis
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
The Western Philippine populations belong to T. subannulatus, but those from Mindanao include snakes assigned to both this species and T. philippensis. Tropidolaemus subannulatus has a wide distribution in Central Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, the Wagler's Pit Viper is restricted to mainland Southeast Asia, down to Sumatra and Bangka ...
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
Studies have indicated these snakes learn to improve their strike accuracy over time. [11] Many temperate species of pit vipers (e.g. most rattlesnakes) congregate in sheltered areas or "dens" to overwinter (brumate, see hibernation), the snakes benefiting from the combined heat. In cool temperatures and while pregnant, pit vipers also bask on ...