Trimeresurus salazar
Appearance
Trimeresurus salazar | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Trimeresurus |
Species: | T. salazar
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Binomial name | |
Trimeresurus salazar Mirza et al., 2020
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Trimeresurus salazar, also known as Salazar's pit viper, is a species of green pit viper discovered in the lowlands of the western part of Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1]
It was named after Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter series.[2]
References
- ^ Mirza, Zeeshan A.; Bhosale, Harshal S.; Phansalkar, Pushkar U.; Sawant, Mandar; Gowande, Gaurang G.; Patel, Harshil (2020-04-15). "A new species of green pit vipers of the genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae) from western Arunachal Pradesh, India". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96 (1): 123–138. doi:10.3897/zse.96.48431. ISSN 1860-0743.
- ^ Asmelash, Leah (April 22, 2020). "Scientists discover a new snake and name it after Salazar Slytherin". CNN.