Trimeresurus brongersmai

Trimeresurus brongersmai

Craspedocephalus brongersmai, Brongersma's pit viper

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Trimeresurus brongersmai

Craspedocephalus brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Animal name origin

The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.

Appearance

Scalation of C. brongersmai includes 19 (or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 136-150 ventral scales, 41-48 divided subcaudal scales, and 9-10 supralabial scales.

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Craspedocephalus brongersmai is found in Indonesia, on the Mentawai islands of Siberut and Simeulue, which are located off the west coast of Sumatra.

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The type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra".

The preferred natural habitat of C. brongersmai is forest.

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Biome

Trimeresurus brongersmai habitat map

Mating Habits

The mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown.

References

1. Trimeresurus brongersmai Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_brongersmai
2. Trimeresurus brongersmai on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178541/1538501

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