MALABAR PIT VIPER Trimeresums malbaricus Venomous Common.
Trimeresurus malabaricus is a venomous pitviper species found in southwestern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. Dorsal scale rows number 21 or 19 at mid body, weakly keeled. Ventral scales in the males number 143-158 and 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.
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Location: Coorg, Karnataka, India
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