Trimeresurus sabahi

Trimeresurus sabahi, commonly known as the Sabah bamboo pitviper,[3] is a venomous pitviper species[4] endemic to the island of Borneo.

Trimeresurus sabahi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. sabahi
Binomial name
Trimeresurus sabahi
Regenass & Kramer, 1981
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981
  • Trimeresurus gramineus sabahi – Welch, 1988
  • Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi – Golay et al., 1993[2]
  • Trimeresurus popeiorum sabahi – Gumprecht et al., 2004
  • Trimeresurus sabahi
    – Vogel et al., 2004
  • Popeia sabahi
    – Creer et al., 2006
  • Trimeresurus (Popeia) sabahi – David et al., 2011

Description

Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 62 cm (24 in).[5]

Dorsally, it is uniform green, without crossbars. Ventrally it is pale green. There is narrow bicolor stripe on the first one and a half dorsal scale rows. In males this stripe is rust-colored or red below, and it is white above. In females it is yellow or white. The iris of the eye is red or orange in adults of both sexes, but in young specimens may be yellowish-green. There are no markings behind the eye.[5]

The scalation includes 21 (23) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 149-157/148-156 ventral scales in males/females or 148–159 in general, 72-76/59-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales (9-10 with the third being the largest).[3]

Geographic range

Found on the island of Borneo in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (North Kalimantan). The type locality given is "Mount Kinabalu, Kulapis River, British North Borneo".[2]

Habitat

It inhabits mountainous regions at altitudes from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to 1,150 m (3,770 ft), where it is commonly found on branches of shrubs and other low vegetation.[5]

Reproduction

The reproductive biology of this species is unknown.[5]

References
  1. Iskandar, D.; Das, I.; Inger, R.F.; Vogel, G.; Dehling, M. (2013). "Popeia sabahi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192042A44274132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192042A44274132.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  4. "Trimeresurus sabahi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  5. Das, Indraneil. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Borneo. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Popeia sabahi, p. 56.)

Further reading
  • Regenass, Urs; Kramer, Eugen. 1981. Zur Systematik der grünen Grubenottern der Gattung Trimeresurus (Serpentes, Crotalidae). Rev. Suisse de Zoolo. 88 (1): 163–205.


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