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 [fr] & Vidal, 2002
Synonyms
	Trimeresurus gumprechti ; David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002; Viridovipera gumprechti ; — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004; Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) gumprechti ; — David, Vogel & Dubois [fr], 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

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

Taxonomy

Trimeresurus 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 [fr] of the Smithsonian Institution,
Dr. Nicolas Vidal of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.

Description

Trimeresurus 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]

Reproduction

Trimeresurus 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 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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