- Tropidolaemus huttoni
Taxobox
name = "Tropidolaemus huttoni"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Viperidae
subfamilia =Crotalinae
genus = "Tropidolaemus "
species = "T. huttoni"
binomial = "Tropidolaemus huttoni"
binomial_authority = Smith, 1949
synonyms = * "Trimeresurus huttoni" - Hutton, 1949
* "Trimeresurus huttoni" - M.A. Smith, 1949
* "Tropidolaemus huttoni" - David & Vogel, 1998McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).]:"Common names: Hutton's tree viper,Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.] Hutton's pit viper.Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.] ""Tropidolaemus huttoni" is venomous pitviper
species found southernIndia . No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634938|taxon=Tropidolaemus huttoni|year=2006|date=27 September]Description
Little is known about the species, as only two have been collected since it was first described in 1949. Its specific name is in honor of its discoverer, Angus Hutton; a planter and naturalist.
Geographic range
Found in
Theni district , southernIndia . Known only from the type locality, which is listed as "High Wavy Mountains , Theni district, southern India."According to David and Vogel (1998), this is a plateau on the western central edge of the Varushanad Hills, at 1,590 m elevation, in Theni district,Tamil Nadu .ee also
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List of crotaline species and subspecies
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*Snakebite References
Further reading
* David P, Vogel G. 1998. Redescription of Trimeresurus huttoni SMITH, 1949 (Serpentes: Crotalinae) with a discussion of its relationships. Hamadryad 22 (2): 73-87.
* Smith MA. 1949. A new species of pit viper from South India: Trimeresurus huttoni sp. nov. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 48 (3): 596.External links
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