Trimeresurus andersonii

Trimeresurus andersonii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Subgenus: Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus)
Species: Trimeresurus andersonii

Name

Trimeresurus andersonii Theobald, 1868: 75

• Holotype: ZSI 3057.
• Type locality: not stated; given as “Andaman Islands” by Theobald (1876: 224).

Native distribution areas

• India: Andaman Islands: South Andaman and North Andaman; Nicobar Islands: Car Nicobar Island.

References

Primary references

• Theobald, W. Jr. 1868. Catalogue of Reptiles in the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Journal of the Asiatic Society, Supplement, 88 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Mohapatra, P. & Ganesh, S.R. 2021. IUCN: Trimeresurus andersonii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T202851A2757334. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202851A2757334.en. Accessed on 18 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Andaman Pitviper

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