Trimeresurus gracilis

Trimeresurus gracilis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: Trimeresurus gracilis

Name edit

Trimeresurus gracilis Ōshima, 1920: 10

  • Holotype: ISM, collected by Y. Kikuchi in October 1918. [destroyed on 31 May 1945 during World War II]
  • Type locality: “Mt. Noko [=Nenggao Mt.], Central Formosa”.

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Ōshima, M. 1920. Notes on the venomous snakes from the islands of Formosa and Riu Kiu. Annual Report of the Institute of Science, Government of Formosa. Series 8 2: 1–99. BHL

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Vernacular names edit

English: Taiwan Pit Viper