Craspedocephalus brongersmai
Species of snake
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Craspedocephalus brongersmai, also known commonly as Brongersma's pit viper,[4] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to islands off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Craspedocephalus |
| Species: | C. brongersmai |
| Binomial name | |
| Craspedocephalus brongersmai Hoge, 1969 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, brongersmai, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[6]
Description
Scalation of C. brongersmai includes 19 (or 21) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 136-150 ventral scales, 41-48 divided subcaudal scales, and 9-10 supralabial scales.[4]
Geographic range
Craspedocephalus brongersmai is found in Indonesia, on the Mentawai islands of Siberut and Simeulue, which are located off the west coast of Sumatra.[1]
The type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" [= Lugu, Simeulue Island, Indonesia].[2]
Habitat
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of C. brongersmai is unknown.[3]
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