Tropidolaemus laticinctus

Tropidolaemus laticinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Viperidae
Genus:Tropidolaemus
Species: T. laticinctus
Binomial name
Tropidolaemus laticinctus
(Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007)
Synonyms[1]

Trimeresurus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007

Tropidolaemus laticinctus is a species of venomous snake in the pit viper subfamily, Crotalinae. Its common names are broad-banded temple pitviper,[1] or broad-banded pit viper.[2] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[1][2]

Description

Unlike other temple viper species, this species lacks age-related and sexually dimorphic coloration.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tropidolaemus laticinctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Nick Baker. "Broad-banded Pit Viper". Ecology Asia. Retrieved 11 July 2017.


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