DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15155832
title: TABLE 2 in A new green pitviper of the Trimeresurus albolabris complex (Reptilia, Serpentes Viperidae) from central and southern Myanmar

description: TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological characteristics of Trimeresurus uetzi sp. nov. with those of the Trimeresurus albolabris-septentrionalis complex.
SpeciesDorsal colorVentral colorVentrolateral body stripesPostocular stripe in males1 or 2 small scales in front of the pitTemporal scalesDorsal body scalesIris colorMSRTaL/TL (Males)TaL/TL (Females)VEN (Males)VEN (Females)SC (Males)SC (Females)VEN+SC (Males)VEN+SC (Females)HemipenesDistributionsSourcesuetzi sp. nov.verdant green or yellowish greenyellowish greenpresentpresentabsenthardly keeledmoderately keeledcopper or green gold210.16–0.22 (0.20±0.02, n=10)0.14–0.16 (0.15±0.01, n=11)154–172 (163.27±5.61, n=11)157–171 (164.14±3.84, n=16)60–71 (66.90±3.35, n=10)50–55 (52.08±1.62, n=14)216–240 (230.4±7.88, n=10)209–223 (216.08±3.99, n=14)reaching SC 6–8 (n=2)Myanmarour dataalbolabris s. str.bright green, grass green or yellowish-greenyellow greenpresentpresentusually presenthardly keeledmoderately keeledcopper21 (19)0.19–0.21 (0.20±0.01, n=9)0.14–0.17 (0.15±0.01, n=21)146–162 (154.93±4.67, n=15)151–172 (158.80±4.78, n=25)40–75 (63.08±8.44, n=13)49–64 (53.54±3.71, n=24)118–232 (218.00±11.04, n=12)200–232 (211.58±7.34, n=24)reaching SC 15–18 (n=5)China, Vietnam, LaosZiegler et al. 2018; our dataandersonipredominantly brownBrown or cream, chequered or uniformabsentabsentabsentstrongly keeledmoderately or strongly keeledusually copper23–250.14 (n=1)0.14 (n=1)182 (n=1)184 (n=1)57 (n=1)48 (n=1)239 (n=1)232 (n=1)?Andaman Islands, IndiaGumprecht et al. 2004; our datacantoribrowncream with black spotsabsentabsent or presentabsentstrongly keeledmoderately or strongly keeledopaque brown25–290.17–0.21 (0.18 ± 0.01 n=8)0.11–0.16 (0.14 ± 0.01, n=18)170–177 (173.75±2.71, n=8)171–182 (176.39±2.62, n=18)67–74 (70.00±2.27, n=8)42–61 (57.22±4.37, n=18)239–251 (243.75±4.06, n=8)218–243 (233.61±5.49, n=18)reaching SC 16–20 (n=2)Nicobar Islands, IndiaSmith, 1943; Vijayakumar& David, 2006; our datacaudornatusverdant greenyellow greenabsentabsentabsenthardly keeledfeebly keeledgolden yellow210.17–0.22 (0.19±0.02, n=7)0.15–0.17 (0.16±0.01, n=4)159–164 (161.71±1.60, n=7)158–169 (163.25±4.79, n=4)60–72 (66.86±4.71, n=7)52–66 (57.50±6.03, n=4)219–235 (228.57±6.02, n=7)213–231 (220.75±8.34, n=4)reaching SC 37–38 (n=2)China, MyanmarChen et al. 2020; our dataerythrurusverdant greenyellow greenpresentpresentabsentstrongly keeledstrongly keeledcopper23 (24, 25)0.14–0.21 (0.19±0.03, n=9)0.15–0.18 (0.16±0.01, n=9)154–175 (162.90±5.53, n=10)158–169 (164.67±3.35, n=9)49–71 (62.13±8.18, n=9)50–67 (58.00±6.80, n=9)205–245 (225.13±12.64, n=8)211–232 (222.67±8.25, n=9)reaching SC 20–25 (n=3)India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan?Smith, 1943; Deuti et al. 2021; Chan et al. 2022; our datadavidiverdant greenverdant greenabsentpresentabsenthardly keeledfeebly keeledcopper21 (23)0.18–0.20 (0.19±0.01, n=3)0.14–0.19 (0.15±0.01, n=8)168–175 (171.25±2.99, n=4)166–179 (171.78±4.41, n=9)68–70 (68.67±1.15, n=3)58–67 (61.13±3.31, n=8)238–243 (241.00±2.65, n=3)227–246 (232.13±5.99, n=9)?Nicobar Islands, IndiaChandramouli et al. 2020; Vogel et al. 2022; our datafasciatusbrownish-greydark brownabsentabsentabsenthardly keeledmoderately keeledcopper210.20–0.21 (0.20±0.01, n=3)0.18 (n=1)158–160 (159.00±1.00, n=3)159–163 (161.67±2.31, n=3)63–65 (64.00±1.00, n=3)61 (n=1)222–225 (223.00±1.73, n=3)220 (n=1)reaching SC 25 (n=1)Indonesiaour dataguoiyellow greenyellow greenabsentabsentabsenthardly keeledmoderately keeledfirebrick-red210.14–0.22 (0.19±0.22, n=19)0.15–0.20 (0.16±0.01, n=14)154–167 (159.95±4.19, n=21)155–167 (161.07±3.73, n=14)52–75 (66.37±5.25, n=19)53–69 (58.64±4.68, n=20)210–242 (226.00±7.67, n=19)210–228 (219.71±5.98, n=14)reaching SC 23–32 (n=1)China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, MyanmarChen et al. 2021; Brakels et al. 2021; our datainsularisblue or greenyellow green or creamabsentabsentabsentstrongly keeledmoderately or strongly keeledVariable, copper to firebrick-red210.16–0.23 (0.21±0.02, n=7)0.12–0.16 (0.15±0.01, n=12)156–162 (159.29±2.06, n=7)160–168 (164.08±2.43, n=12)57–74 (69.71±5.83, n=7)50–59 (55.75±2.86, n=12)215–235 (229.00±6.90, n=7)213–226 (219.83±3.84, n=12)reaching SC 23 (n=3)IndonesiaRegenass & Kramer, 1981; our datapurpureomaculatus s. str.immaculate black to olive, greenish/ yellowish, brownish red, or grey dorsally with or without dark blotchesyellow or creampresentpresentabsentstrongly keeledstrongly keeleddeep red to silver or bronze25 (27, 29)0.20–0.22 (0.21±0.01, n=5)0.14–0.17 (0.15±0.01, n=5)154–166 (159.33±4.27, n=6)156–165 (162.00±3.74, n=5)71–78 (75.00±3.16, n=4)58–64 (60.20±2.28, n=5)232–233 (232.25±0.05, n=4)216–227 (222.20±4.09, n=5)reaching SC 16–20 (n=3)Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, IndonesiaChan et al. 2021; our datasalazaryellowish-greenyellowish greenpresentpresentabsenthardly keeledmoderately keeledcopper21 (19)0.15–0.20 (0.18±0.02, n=6)0.14–0.15 (0.15±0.01, n=3)163–170 (166.17±2.64, n=6)167–171 (169.33±2.08, n=3)62–73 (68.17±4.07, n=6)56–59 (58.00±1.73, n=3)225–241 (234.33±5.96, n=6)223–230 (227.33±3.79, n=3)reaching SC 12–13 (n=3)India, Bhutan, NepalMirza et al. 2020; Rathee et al. 2020; Elangbam et al. 2023; our dataseptentrionalisverdant greenyellow greenabsent or presentabsentabsenthardly keeledfeebly keeledgreen gold or copper210.19–0.23 (0.21±0.02, n=6)0.15–0.17 (0.16±0.01, n=14)164–170 (165.00±4.56, n=6)162–173 (168.94±2.59, n=16)71–80 (76.67±3.50, n=6)56–66 (63.07±2.53, n=14)238–250 (241.67±7.76, n=6)224–237 (231.79±3.68, n=14)reaching SC 5–7 (n=2)Nepal, IndiaKramer 1977; our data
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Notes:? = Data not available.
description: Published as part of Vogel, Gernot, Nguyen, Tan Van & David, Patrick, 2023, A new green pitviper of the Trimeresurus albolabris complex (Reptilia, Serpentes Viperidae) from central and southern Myanmar, pp. 526-528 in Zootaxa 5357 (4) on page 526, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10063602