Trimeresurus cantori

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Subgenus: Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus)
Species: Trimeresurus cantori

Name

Trimeresurus cantori (Blyth, 1846)

  • Lectotype: ZSI 2959, collected by Lewis and Barbe. [designated by Sclater (1891: 71)]
  • Type locality: “Nicobar Islands”.

Combinations

  • Trigonocephalus cantori Blyth, 1846: 377 [original combination]
  • Trimeresurus viridis cantoriBlyth, 1861: 110 [subsequent combination]
  • Trimeresurus cantoriGünther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
  • Lachesis cantoriBoulenger, 1896: 551 [subsequent combination]
  • Cryptelytrops cantoriMalhotra & Thorpe, 2004 [subsequent combination]
  • Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) cantoriDavid et al., 2011 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • India: Nicobar Islands: Nancowry, Camorta, Trinkat, Katchall, Tarasa, Tilanchong, Bompoka, Chowra and Teressa.

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Cantor's Pit Viper