Английская Википедия:Craspedocephalus brongersmai

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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. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Etymology

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

Description

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.

Geographic range

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

The type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" [= Lugu, Simeulue Island, Indonesia].

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. brongersmai is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown.

Further reading

• David P, Vogel G, Dubois A (2011). "On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)". Zootaxa 2992: 1-51.
• Hoge AR (1969). "Um novo Trimeresurus de Simalur, Sumatra (Serpentes: Viperidae)". Ciência e Cultura, São Paulo 21 (2): 459–460. (Trimeresurus brongersmai, new species). (in Portuguese).
• Hoge AR, De Lemos Romano SA (1974). "Notes on Trimeresurus brongersmai Hoge, 1969 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 38: 147–158.

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