Daboia siamensis

Daboia siamensis

Taxonavigation

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: Viperinae
Genus: Daboia
Species: Daboia siamensis

Name

Daboia siamensis (Smith, 1917)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.8 (formerly BMNH 1927.11.24.1).
• Type locality: “Sam Kok, Central Siam, about 60 km. N. of Bangkok”.

Combinations

• Vipera russellii siamensis Smith, 1917 [original combination]
• Coluber russeli siamensis — Oshima, 1920 [subsequent combination]
• Daboia russelli siamensis — Obst, 1983 [subsequent combination]
• Daboia siamensis — Thorpe, Pook & Malhotra, 2007 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith M.A. 1917. Descriptions of new reptiles and a new batrachian from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2:221-225. Reference page. 
• Thorpe, R.S., Pook, C.E. & Malhotra, A. 2007. Phylogeography of the Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) complex in relation to variation in the colour pattern and symptoms of envenoming. The Herpetological Journal 17(4): 209–218. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Daboia siamensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2023.
• Wogan, G. 2022. IUCN: Daboia siamensis  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2012 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T201501A217778535. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T201501A217778535.en. Accessed on 26 May 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Östliche Kettenviper
English: Eastern Russell's Viper