Deinagkistrodon

Deinagkistrodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Deinagkistrodon
Gloyd, 1979
Species:
D. acutus
Binomial name
Deinagkistrodon acutus
(Günther, 1888)
Synonyms

  • Halys acutus
    Günther, 1888
  • Ancistrodon acutus
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Agkistrodon acutus
    Namiye, 1908[2]
  • Calloselasma acutus
    Burger, 1971
  • Deinagkistrodon acutus
    — Gloyd, 1979[3]

Deinagkistrodon is a monotypic genus[4] created for the venomous pit viper species, Deinagkistrodon acutus, which is endemic to Southeast Asia.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

  1. ^ "Chinese moccasin". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Deinagkistrodon acutus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Deinagkistrodon ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  5. ^ "Deinagkistrodon acutus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.

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