Trimeresurus gumprechti

Trimeresurus gumprechti, known commonly as Gumprecht's green pitviper, is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Trimeresurus gumprechti
Trimeresurus gumprechti (adult, male), Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
Female, Phu Suan Sai National Park

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. gumprechti
Binomial name
Trimeresurus gumprechti
David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002
Synonyms[2]
  • Trimeresurus gumprechti
    David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002
  • Viridovipera gumprechti
    — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) gumprechti
    — David, Vogel & Dubois, 2011

Geographic range

Trimeresurus gumprechti is found in parts of China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]

Taxonomy

Trimeresurus gumprechti was described as a new species in 2002 by:

  • Dr. Patrick David of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle,
  • Dr. Gernot Vogel of the Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology,
  • Dr. Olivier S. G. Pauwels of the Smithsonian Institution,
  • Dr. Nicolas Vidal of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.

Description

Trimeresurus gumprechti is strikingly bright green in color. A photo of this arboreal snake was chosen as the cover image of a 2008 report published by the World Wildlife Fund called "First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries".[3] Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.3 m (4.3 ft).[2]

Reproduction

Trimeresurus gumprechti is viviparous.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gumprechti, is in honor of German herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.[4]

References
  1. Stuart B; Chan-Ard T & Nguyen TQ (2012). "Viridovipera gumprechti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192108A2040756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192108A2040756.en.
  2. "Trimeresurus gumprechti ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries.
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus gumprechti, p. 112).

Further reading
  • David P, Vogel G, Pauwels OSG, Vidal N (2002). "Description of a New Species of the Genus Trimeresurus from Thailand, Related to Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt, 1925 (Serpentes, Crotalidae)". Nat. Hist. J. Chulalongkorn Univ. 2 (1): 5-19. (Trimeresurus gumprechti, new species).


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