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 Arizona black rattlesnake is a poisonous pit viper occurring in the southwestern United States. The pitviper subspecies is mainly diurnal, but in favorable conditions, it can be active at night also. Like other pit vipers, the snake makes use of heat sensing pits located on each side of the face to detect prey and predators. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Crotalus Species: Crotalus oreganus Scientific Name: Crotalus oreganus cerberus
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Brongersma’s Pit Viper - Trimeresurus Brongersmai

 Trimeresurus brongersmai, or Brongersma's pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Indonesian island of Simalur. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Exotic Venom — (Trimeresurus brongersmai) - Brongersma's pit...
Brongersma’s Pit Viper

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderSerpentes
FamilyViperidae
SubfamilyCrotalinae
GenusTrimeresurus
Scientific NameTrimeresurus brongersmai

Description

Scalation of T. 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.

Color

Ash to brownish

Geographic Range

Brongersma’s Pit Viper is found in Indonesia on the island of Simalur.

The type locality given is "Lugu, Simalur, Sumatra" (Lugu, Simalur Island off west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia).

Venom Fact

Venomous

Mode of Reproduction

Viviparous (giving birth to live young)

IUCN Conservation Status

Near Threatened
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