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Craspedocephalus macrolepis information


Craspedocephalus macrolepis
Conservation status
Craspedocephalus macrolepis
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Species:
C. macrolepis
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus macrolepis
(Beddome, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Trimesurus macrolepis Beddome, 1862
  • Peltopelor macrolepis – Günther, 1864
  • Trigonocephalus macrolepis
    – Ferguson, 1895
  • Lachesis macrolepis – Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus macrolepis
    – M. A. Smith, 1943[2]
  • Peltopelor macrolepis
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Peltopelor) macrolepis
    – David et al., 2011[3]

Craspedocephalus macrolepis, commonly known as the large-scaled pit viper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Southern Western Ghats of South India. [4][5] No subspecies are currently recognized.[6]

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  1. ^ Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Deepak, V.; Shankar, G.; Das, A. (2013). "Trimeresurus macrolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172623A1354137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172623A1354137.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  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. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Trimeresurus macrolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 September 2006.

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