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)[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[2]
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

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

References

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.
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).

Further reading

• David, P.; Vogel, G.; Pauwels, O. S. G.; Vidal, N. (2002). "Description of a New Species of the Genus Trimeresurus from Thailand, Related to Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt, 1925 (Serpentes, Crotalidae)". The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University. 2 (1): 5–19. (Trimeresurus gumprechti, new species).
• Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. (First Edition). Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
• Nguyen SV, Ho CT, Nguyen TQ (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 768 pp. ISBN 978-3899734621.

External links

• Natural Treasures Discovered in the Greater Mekong