# Trimeresurus schultzei

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Species of snake

Trimeresurus schultzei Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Trimeresurus Species: T. schultzei Binomial name Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909 Synonyms Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909[2] Parias schultzei – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 Trimeresurus (Parias) schultzei – David et al., 2011[3]

***Trimeresurus schultzei***, [commonly known](/source/Common_name) as the **Schultze's pitviper**,[4] is a [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pitviper](/source/Crotalinae) [species](/source/Species) [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the [Philippines](/source/Philippines). No [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) are currently recognized.[5]

## Etymology

The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)), *schultzei*, is in honor of "Mr. W. Schultze" who collected the [type specimen](/source/Type_(biology)).

## Description

Scalation includes 21 rows of [dorsal scales](/source/Dorsal_scales) at midbody, 185-194/192-203 [ventral scales](/source/Ventral_scales) in males/females, 67-78/66-75 [subcaudal scales](/source/Subcaudal_scales) in males/females, and 9-11 [supralabial scales](/source/Supralabial_scales).[4]

## Geographic range

Found in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines) on the islands on [Palawan](/source/Palawan) and [Balabac](/source/Balabac_Island). The [type locality](/source/Type_locality_(biology)) given is "Iwahig, Palawn" (Palawan Island, Philippines).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-0)** Brown, R.; Sy, E.; Dimalibot, J. (2009). ["*Trimeresurus schultzei*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/169843/6681242). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2009** e.T169843A6681242. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169843A6681242.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169843A6681242.en). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-McD99_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-McD99_2-1) McDiarmid RW, [Campbell JA](/source/Jonathan_A._Campbell), Touré T. 1999. *Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1*. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-893777-00-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-893777-00-6) (series). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-893777-01-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-893777-01-4) (volume).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gum04_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gum04_4-1) Gumprecht A, Tillack F, [Orlov NL](/source/Nikolai_Liutsianovich_Orlov), [Captain A](/source/Ashok_Captain), Ryabov S. 2004. *Asian Pitvipers*. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3-937975-00-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-937975-00-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ITIS_5-0)** ["*Trimeresurus schultzei*"](https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634930). [Integrated Taxonomic Information System](/source/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System). Retrieved 28 July 2008.

## Further reading

- [Griffin. L.E.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lawrence_Edmonds_Griffin&action=edit&redlink=1) 1909. A List of Snakes Found in Palawan. Philippine Journ. Sci. **4**: 595–601. (*"Trimeresurus schultzei n. sp."*, p. 601.)

## External links

- [*Trimeresurus schultzei*](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Trimeresurus&species=schultzei) at the [Reptarium.cz Reptile Database](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/). Accessed 18 December 2012.

Taxon identifiers Trimeresurus schultzei Wikidata: Q643226 Wikispecies: Trimeresurus schultzei ADW: Trimeresurus_schultzei CoL: 7D5PH EoL: 790407 GBIF: 2444216 iNaturalist: 30952 IRMNG: 10367431 ITIS: 634930 IUCN: 169843 NCBI: 242051 Open Tree of Life: 778614 RD: schultzei

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