Trimeresurus gumprechti

Trimeresurus gumprechti
	Trimeresurus gumprechti (adult, male), Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
	Female, Phu Suan Sai National Park
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Trimeresurus
Species:	T. gumprechti
Binomial name
	Trimeresurus gumprechti; David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002
Synonyms
	Trimeresurus gumprechti ; David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002; Viridovipera gumprechti ; — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004; Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) gumprechti ; — David, Vogel & Dubois, 2011;

Trimeresurus gumprechti, known commonly as Gumprecht's green pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Geographic range

T. gumprechti is found in southern China (Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. gumprechti is forest, at altitudes of 300–1,570 m (980–5,150 ft).^[1]

Taxonomy

T. 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

T. 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."^[3] Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 1.3 m (4.3 ft).^[2]

Behavior

T. gumprechti is arboreal.^[1]

Reproduction

T. gumprechti is viviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gumprechti, is in honor of German herpetologist Andreas Gumprecht.^[4]

Gallery

Adult female Trimeresurus gumprechti from Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
Juvenile male Trimeresurus gumprechti from Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stuart, B.; Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Trimeresurus gumprechti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T192108A217767991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T192108A217767991.en. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Trimeresurus gumprechti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2023.
^ Thompson, Christian (2008). First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries (PDF) (Report). WWF Greater Mekong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ 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 gumprechti, p. 112).

External links

Natural Treasures Discovered in the Greater Mekong

[IUCN-1] Stuart, B.; Chan-Ard, T.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Trimeresurus gumprechti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T192108A217767991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T192108A217767991.en. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[RDB-2] Trimeresurus gumprechti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 February 2023.

[3] Thompson, Christian (2008). First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries (PDF) (Report). WWF Greater Mekong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[4] 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 gumprechti, p. 112).

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