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:''Common names: Malabar pit viper, 〔http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/172708/0〕 rock viper,〔Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.〕 Malabar rock pit viper〔Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.〕'' ''Trimeresurus malabaricus'' is a venomous pit viper species endemic to southwestern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. ==Description== Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is prehensile.〔Das, Indraneil. 2002. ''A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India''. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (''Trimeresurus malabaricus'', p. 66.)〕 The weakly keeled dorsal scales are arranged in 21 or 19 rows at midbody. Ventral scales in the males number 143-158 and in females 136-159. Anal scale entire. Subcaudals paired and numbering 50-63 in males, 44-54 in females. Internasals large and usually touching. There are 9 or 10 supralabials, the first completely separated from the nasal. There is a single row of scales between supralabials and elongate subocular. The temporal scales are smooth or obliquely keeled.〔Whitaker R, Captain A. 2004. ''Snakes of India, The Field Guide''. Draco books.〕 Many different colour morphs are known to exist, including colours such as yellow, green, and brown. Shown here is a brown colour morph with pattern. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trimeresurus malabaricus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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