Schultze's Pit Viper

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.
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Appearance

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.

Naming

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

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyViperidae
GenusTrimeresurus
SpeciesT. schultzei
Photographed in
Philippines