Trimeresurus schultzei

Trimeresurus schultzei, commonly known as the Schultze's pitviper,^[4] is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Philippines. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[5]

Trimeresurus schultzei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Trimeresurus
Species:	T. schultzei
Binomial name
Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909
Synonyms
Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909[2] Parias schultzei – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 Trimeresurus (Parias) schultzei – David et al., 2011[3]

Etymology

The specific name, schultzei, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the type specimen.

Description

Scalation includes 21 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 185-194/192-203 ventral scales in males/females, 67-78/66-75 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales.^[4]

Geographic range

Found in the Philippines on the islands on Palawan and Balabac. The type locality given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).^[2]