Trimeresurus whitteni

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
Species: Trimeresurus whitteni

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Trimeresurus whitteni Vogel, David & Sidik, 2022: 70

  • Holotype: MZB.OPHI.2310, adult ♂, collected by Irvan Sidik and M. Toha in June 1994.
  • Type locality: “Saibi Samukop, Siberut Island, Kepulauan Mentawai, Sumatera Barat Province, Indonesia”.
  • Paratypes (n=6): CAS SUR 8318, BMNH 1977.1237, RMNH 5517 (all ♂), BMNH 1979.267–269 (♀), all from Siberut Island.

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Vernacular names

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English: Siberut Pitviper