Trimeresurus calamitas

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
Species: Trimeresurus calamitas

Name

Trimeresurus calamitas Vogel, David & Sidik, 2022: 62

• Holotype: NHMW 28157:5, adult ♀, donated by F. Steindachner in 1901.
• Type locality: “Nias Island, Indonesia”.
• Paratypes (n=6): NHMB 9179 (♂) “South Nias”, ZMH R06935 (♂), ZFMK 32509 (♀), BMNH 84.1.8.46 (♀); MZB.OPHI 445 (♀); ZMB 52039 (♀) all from “Nias” without locality except MZB.OPHI 445, from Idano Gawo, Nias.

References

Primary references

• Vogel, G., David, P. & Sidik, I. 2022. A review of the complex of Trimeresurus hageni (Lidth de Jeude, 1886) (Squamata: Viperidae) with descriptions of three new insular species from Indonesia. Taprobanica 11(2): 54–83. DOI: 10.47605/tapro.v11i2.283 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Nias Pitviper