• Source: Trimeresurus schultzei

Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.




Etymology


The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.




Description


Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.




Geographic range


Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).




References






Further reading


Griffin. L.E. 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. 4: 595–601. ("Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp.", p. 601.)




External links


Trimeresurus schultzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 December 2012.

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