Garthius chaseni, commonly known as Chasen's mountain pit viper,[4] Chasen's tree viper,[5] and the Kinabalu brown pit viper,[6] is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Malaysia.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3][7] It is monotypic in the genus Garthius.
The generic name, Garthius, is in honor of British herpetologist Garth Underwood.[8]
The specific name, chaseni, is in honor of Frederick Nutter Chasen, who in 1931 was Curator of the Raffles Museum, Singapore.[8]
G. chaseni is heavy-bodied, and may attain 65 cm (25+1⁄2 in) SVL (snout–vent length). Dorsally, it has a dark tan or reddish brown ground color, overlaid by dark brown crossbands, which are broken and alternating on the front part of the body, becoming regular on the posterior part. Ventrally, it is yellow and gray. It has two rows of small scales between the upper labials and the eye.[6]
Scalation includes: 19, 17, or 15 rows of dorsal scales at midbody; 130–143 ventral scales; 20–30 paired subcaudal scales; and 6 supralabial scales with the third being the highest.[4]
G. chaseni is only found on the island of Borneo, in northern Sabah (Malaysia) in the region of Mount Kinabalu.[1] The type locality given is "Kiau" (at the foot of Mt. Kinabalu, northern Borneo, ca. 915 m [3,000 feet]).[2][3] The known range is within the Crocker Range and Kinabalu National Parks.[1]
G. chaseni is found in submontane forests, living in leaf litter on the forest floor at elevations between 915 and 1,550 m (3,002 and 5,085 ft) above sea level.[6]
Garthius chaseni, commonly known as Chasen's mountain pit viper, Chasen's tree viper, and the Kinabalu brown pit viper, is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo in Malaysia. No subspecies are currently recognized. It is monotypic in the genus Garthius.
Garthius chaseni Garthius generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Viperidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Garthius chaseni Garthius generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Viperidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Garthius chaseni, unique représentant du genre Garthius, est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Viperidae[1].
Cette espèce est endémique de Bornéo. Elle se rencontre en Indonésie et en Malaisie[1].
L'holotype de Garthius chaseni[2], un mâle adulte, mesure 645 mm dont 45 mm pour la queue. Cette espèce a le dos brunâtre avec des taches irrégulières noirâtres. Sa face ventrale est jaunâtre poudré de gris. C'est un serpent venimeux.
Le genre est nommé en l'honneur de Garth Underwood et l'espèce en l'honneur de Frederick Nutter Chasen[3].
Garthius chaseni, unique représentant du genre Garthius, est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Viperidae.
Garthius chaseni là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn lục. Loài này được Smith mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1931.[1]
Bài viết về họ Rắn lục này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Garthius chaseni là một loài rắn trong họ Rắn lục. Loài này được Smith mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1931.
