Tropidolaemus laticinctus is a species of venomous snake in the pit viper subfamily, Crotalinae. Its common names are Sulawesi pit viper, broad-banded temple pitviper,[1] or broad-banded pit viper.[2] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[1][2]
Tropidolaemus laticinctus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Tropidolaemus |
Species: | T. laticinctus
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Binomial name | |
Tropidolaemus laticinctus (Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Trimeresurus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007 |
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Description
editUnlike other temple viper species, this species lacks age-related and sexually dimorphic coloration.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Tropidolaemus laticinctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Nick Baker. "Broad-banded Pit Viper". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 11 July 2017.