Trimeresurus phuketensis

Taxonavigation

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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
Subgenus: Trimeresurus (Popeia)
Species: Trimeresurus phuketensis

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Trimeresurus phuketensis Sumontha, Kunya, Pauwels, Nitikul & Punnadee, 2011: 186

  • Holotype: THNHM 15905 [formerly MS 390], adult ♂, collected by Kirati Kunya on 5 October 2009.
  • Type locality: “Ban Bangrong, Thalang District, Phuket Island, Phuket Province, southwestern Thailand”.
  • Etymology: phuketensis: named after Phuket island (Phuket province), Thailand, where this species was discovered.

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Vernacular names

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English: Phuket Green Pitviper
ไทย: งูเขียวหางไหม้ภูเก็ต