Trimeresurus vogeli

Trimeresurus vogeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. vogeli
Binomial name
Trimeresurus vogeli
(David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001)
Common names: Vogel's pit viper.[2]

Trimeresurus vogeli is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.

Geographic range

T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.


References

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