Trimeresurus popeiorum

Trimeresurus popeiorum

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 (Popeia)
Species: Trimeresurus popeiorum

Name

Trimeresurus popeiorum Smith, 1937: 730

• Lectotype: BMNH 1872.4.17.137A, adult ♂, donated by Thomas C. Jerdon. [designated by Taylor & Elbel (1958: 1174)]
• Type locality: “Khasi Hills”, Meghalaya State, India; ca. 25.60°N, 91.65°E.

References

Primary references

• Smith, M.A. 1937. The names of two indian vipers. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 39: 730–731. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, E.H. & Elbel, R.E. 1958. Contribution to the herpetology of Thailand. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38(2): 1033–1189. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Idiiatullina, S.S., Nguyen, T.V., Pawangkhanant, P., Suwannapoom, C., Chanhome, L., Mirza, Z.A., David, P., Vogel, G. & Poyarkov, N.A. 2024. An integrative taxonomic revision of the Trimeresurus popeiorum group of pitvipers (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Vertebrate Zoology 74: 303–342. DOI: 10.3897/vz.74.e113347 Reference page. 

Links

• Wogan, G. & Chan-Ard, T. 2022. IUCN: Trimeresurus popeiorum  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2012 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T192243A217770326. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T192243A217770326.en. Accessed on 10 April 2024.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Popes Bambusotter
English: Pope’s Green Pitviper
français: Trimérésure vert des Pope

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