Trimeresurus malcolmi
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Trimeresurus malcolmi

Trimeresurus malcolmi is a venomous pitviper species found in East Malaysia. Common names include: Malcolm's pitviper, Malcolm's tree viper, and Mt. Kinabalu pit viper.

Animal name origin

The specific name, malcolmi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.

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Malcolm's pitviper, Malcolm's tree viper, Mt. Kinabalu pit viper, Malcolm's pit viper.

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Appearance

Scalation includes 19 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 163-174 ventral scales, 64-81/61-64 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 8-9 supralabial scales.

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Found in East Malaysia at 1,000-1,600 m elevation (3,280-5,250 feet). The type locality given is "Sungii River, near Bundutuan, Mount Kinabalu, British North Borneo, at an altitude circa 3,000 feet ".

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References

1. Trimeresurus malcolmi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimeresurus_malcolmi
2. Trimeresurus malcolmi on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191978/44273636

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