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| Calloselasma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Calloselasma Cope, 1860 |
| Species: | C. rhodostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Calloselasma rhodostoma (Kuhl, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calloselasma is a monotypic genus[4] created for a venomous pitviper species, C. rhodostoma, which is found in Southeast Asia from Thailand to northern Malaysia and on the island of Java.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
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Description
Attains an average length of 76 cm, with females being larger than males. Occasionally, they may grow as large as 91 cm.[2] This is the only Asian pit viper with large crown scales and smooth dorsal scales.[6]
Geographic range
Found in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, northern West Malaysia and on the Indonesian island of Java. The type locality is listed as "Java".[1]
Habitat
Prefers coastal forests, bamboo thickets, unused and overgrown farmland, as well as forests around plantations.[2]
Reproduction
This species is oviparous and the eggs are guarded by the female after deposition.[6]
Venom
This species has a reputation for being bad-tempered and quick to strike. In northern Malaysia it is responsible for some 700 incidents of snakebite annually with a mortality rate of about 2 percent. Remarkably sedentary, it has often been found in the same spot several hours after an accident.[6]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ↑ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. GeitjeBooks Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
- ↑ Calloselasma (TSN 209552). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 3 November 2006.
- ↑ Calloselasma rhodostoma (TSN 634882). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 3 November 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. US Govt. New York: Dover Publications Inc. 203 pp. ISBN 0-486-26629-X.
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Calloselasma rhodostoma |
- Calloselasma at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 9 August 2007.
- Calloselasma at Herpbreeder.com. Accessed 26 September 2006.
- Calloselasma image at Glades Herp. Accessed 9 August 2007.
