Trimeresurus cantori
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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 cantori — Blyth, 1861: 110 [subsequent combination]
- Trimeresurus cantori — Günther, 1864 [subsequent combination]
- Lachesis cantori — Boulenger, 1896: 551 [subsequent combination]
- Cryptelytrops cantori — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 [subsequent combination]
- Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) cantori — David et al., 2011 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
- India: Nicobar Islands: Nancowry, Camorta, Trinkat, Katchall, Tarasa, Tilanchong, Bompoka, Chowra and Teressa.
References
Primary references
- Blyth, E. Blyth, E. 1846. Notes on the fauna of the Nicobar islands. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 15: 367–379. BHL
Links
- Mohapatra, P. 2021. IUCN: Trimeresurus cantori (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T194059A2295681. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T194059A2295681.en. Accessed on 18 September 2025.
Vernacular names
- English: Cantor's Pit Viper