Craspedocephalus malabaricus

Craspedocephalus malabaricus
Color morphs of Craspedocephalus malabaricus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Species:
C. malabaricus
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus malabaricus
(Jerdon, 1854)
Synonyms
List
    • Trigonocephalus (Cophias) malabaricus Jerdon, 1854
    • Trigonocephalus (Cophias) wardii Jerdon, 1854
    • Trimesurus Malabaricus
      – Beddome, 1862
    • Trimesurus Wardii – Beddome, 1862
    • Trimeresurus anamallensis
      Günther, 1864
    • Crotalus Trimeres[urus]. anamallensis – Higgins, 1873
    • Crotalus Trimeres[urus]. Wardii
      – Higgins, 1873
    • B[othrops]. anamallensis
      – F. Müller, 1878
    • Lachesis anamallensis – Boulenger, 1896
    • Lachesis malabaricus – Rao, 1917
    • Lachesis coorgensis Rao, 1917
    • Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) malabaricus – David et al., 2011

Craspedocephalus malabaricus, (formerly Trimeresurus malabaricus) commonly known as Malabar pit viper, Malabar rock pit viper, or rock viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the high-moderate elevations of Western Ghats of southwestern India. Recently this species complex was split into three different species: C. malabaricus (north of Palghat gap), C. travancoricus (south of Shengottai gap), and C. anamallensis (south of Palghat gap up to north of Shengottai gap).

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