Animal: Garthius chaseni, Chasen’s mountain pitviper
Formerly genus Trimeresurus.
Species
- Garthius chaseni
Malhotra et Thorpe (2004) separated this new, monospecific genus from Trimeresurus spp.. The taxonomical status seems to be confirmed.
Taxonomy
Serpentes; Viperidae; Crotalinae
Common names
- Mount Kinabalu pitviper, Chasen’s mountain pitviper
Distribution
Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah)
Biology
Lives in submontane forests in leavelitter, between 915 - 1,550 m above sea level. Recorded from the Kinabalu National Park (G. Kinabalut and Crocker Range).
Literature (biological)
Das and Yaakob 2007, Gumprecht et al. 2004, Malhotra and Thorpe 2004