Trimeresurus sumatranus

Trimeresurus sumatranus

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: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Subgenus: Trimeresurus (Parias)
Species: Trimeresurus sumatranus

Name

Trimeresurus sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)

• Holotype: unlocated. [Lost fide McDiarmid et al. (1999: 345)]
• Neotype: ZFMK 76340, adult ♀, deposited by Andreas Gumprecht. [Designated by Vogel, David & Sidik (2014: 6).]
• Type locality: “Bencoolen”, redesignated by neotype designation to “Southwestern Sumatra” by Vogel, David & Sidik (2014: 6).

Combinations

• Coluber sumatranus Raffles, 1822: 334 [Original combination]
• Trimesurus sumatranus — Gray, 1842: 48 [subsequent combination]
• Trigonocephalus sumatranus — Cantor, 1847: 1042 [subsequent combination]
• Bothrops sumatranus — Lidth de Jeude, 1886: 52 [subsequent combination]
• Lachesis sumatranus — Boulenger, 1896: 557 [subsequent combination]
• Trimeresurus sumatranus — Stejneger, 1922 [subsequent combination]
• Parias sumatranus — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004: 87 [subsequent combination]
• Trimeresurus (Parias) sumatranus — David et al., 2011: 42 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Trigonocephalus formosus Müller & Schlegel, 1842: pl. 7 [synonymized by Lidth de Jeude (1886: 51]
  • Holotype: RMNH 1583, adult ♂, deposited by S. Müller on 1835.
  • Type locality: “Aan de westkust van het eiland Sumatra, in de omstreken van het dorp Limomanis, eenige uren beoosten Padang… [=on the west coast of Sumatra Island, in the vicinity of Limomanis, a few hours east of Padang]”, now near Limau Manis, Province of Sumatera Barat, Sumatra, Indonesia.

References

Primary references

• Raffles, T.S. 1822. Second part of the descriptive catalogue of a zoological collection made in the island of Sumatra and its vicinity. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(2): 277–335. BHL
• Gray, J.E. 1842. Synopsis of the species of Rattle snakes, or Family of Crotalidae. Zoological Miscellany. Treuttel, Wurtz & Co.: London. 2: 47–51. BHL Reference page. 
• Vogel, G., David, P. & Sidik, I. 2014. On Trimeresurus sumatranus (Raffles, 1822), with the designation of a neotype and the description of a new species of pitviper from Sumatra (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 8(2) [General Issue]: 1–29. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Trimeresurus sumatranus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 November 2018.
• Inger, R.F., Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2013. IUCN: Parias sumatranus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178274A44273835. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178274A44273835.en

Vernacular names

English: Sumatra Pitviper