Species of Thailand
Gumprecht's pit viper
Trimeresurus gumprechti, Patrick David & Gernot Vogel, Olivier S.G. Pauwels & Nicolas Vidal, 2002
(In Thai: งูเขียวไผ่, ngu khieow phai)
Trimeresurus gumprechti, known commonly as Gumprecht's green pitviper, is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
Geographic range
Trimeresurus gumprechti is found in parts of China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Trimeresurus gumprechti was described as a new species in 2002 by:
- Dr. Patrick David of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle,
- Dr. Gernot Vogel of the Society for Southeast Asian Herpetology,
- Dr. Olivier S. G. Pauwels of the Smithsonian Institution,
- Dr. Nicolas Vidal of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.
Description
Trimeresurus gumprechti is strikingly bright green in color. A photo of this arboreal snake was chosen as the cover image of a 2008 report published by the World Wildlife Fund called "First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries". Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.3 m.
Reproduction
Trimeresurus gumprechti is viviparous.
Etymology
The specific name, gumprechti, is in honor of German herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- Species
- Trimeresurus gumprechti
Common names
- English:
- Gumprecht’s pit viper
- Gumprecht’s green pit viper
- Thai: งูเขียวไผ่, ngu khieow phai
Synonyms
- Viridovipera gumprechti, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
- Viridovipera gumprechti, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
- Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) gumprechti, Patrick David et al. (2011)
- Viridovipera gumprechti, Dawson et al. (2008)
- Viridovipera gumprechti, Anita Malhotra & Roger Stephen Thorpe (2004)
- Trimeresurus gumprechti, Andreas Gumprecht et al. (2004)
- Trimeresurus gumprechti, Patrick David & Gernot Vogel, Olivier S.G. Pauwels & Nicolas Vidal (2002)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Phu Kha National Park
- Nam Nao National Park
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Kradueng National Park
- Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Suan Sai National Park
- Thung Salaeng Luang National Park