Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1066

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.6.1055

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD3D45-831F-FFCB-B84D-FB0FFAEEA9A1

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Marcus

scientific name

Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981
status

 

Trimeresurus sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 Figure 21

Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 2–3 July 2019 (GKR002, 022–023).

Identification. Body relatively short and robust; head dorsoventrally compressed, triangular in dorsal profile; snout tapered to a point; heat-sensing pit below the can- thus; pupils vertical; scales keeled; body coloration green without distinct markings; males with parallel white and red stripes along the dorsoventral region; tail dark red; belly yellowish green. These characters are in agreement with Wostl et al. (2016).

Remarks. Multiple individuals were found on the ground or on branches approximately 3–5 m above ground.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Viperidae

Genus

Trimeresurus

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