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3 Geographic range  





4 Habitat  





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Trimeresurus hageni

Conservation status


Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species:
T. hageni
Binomial name
Trimeresurus hageni

(Lidth de Jeude, 1886)

Synonyms[3]
  • Bothrops Hageni
    Lidth de Jeude, 1886
  • Lachesis sumatranus (part)
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Trimeresurus hageni
    Brongersma, 1933[2]
  • Parias hageni
    Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Parias) hageni
    David et al., 2011

Trimeresurus hageni, commonly knownasHagen's pit viper[4] and Hagen's green pit viper,[1] is a speciesofvenomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[5]

Etymology

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The specific name, hageni, is in honor of German naturalist Dr. Bernhard Hagen, who collected mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects in the eastern part of Sumatra.[6][7]

Description

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Specimen in Bang Lang National Park.

Scalation of T. hageni includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 176–198 ventral scales, 63–89 subcaudal scales, and 9–12 supralabial scales.[4] The lectotype has a total length (including tail) of 97 cm (38 in).[3]

Geographic range

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T. hageni is found in Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, East Malaysia (Borneo), and Indonesia (Sumatra and the nearby islands of Bangka, Simalur, Nias, Batu, and the Mentawai Islands).

The type locality given is "Sumatra ... [and] island of Banka". Brongersma (1933) emended this to "Deli, Sumatra".[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitatofT. hageniisforest, at altitudes of 100–300 m (330–980 ft).[1]

Behavior

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T. hageniisarboreal and nocturnal.[1]

Diet

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T. hageni preys upon amphibians and lizards.[1]

Reproduction

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T. hageniisoviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Trimeresurus hageni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T191906A2013598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191906A2013598.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  • ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  • ^ a b c Species Trimeresurus hageniatThe Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  • ^ a b Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pit vipers. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  • ^ "Trimeresurus hageni ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  • ^ Jentink FA (1888). "On a Collection of Mammals from East-Sumatra". Notes from the Leyden Museum 11 (6):17–30.
  • ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus hageni, p. 113).
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