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South Philippine temple pitviper

Tropidolaemus philippensis (Gray, 1842)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

I snake found in Barangay Bolebak, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. The local, mostly Ilonggos (Language: Hiligaynon) call it Dupong or Tropidolaemus wagleri. Another feature is that its body is flat vertically and not horizantally which is opposite of normal snake or of a croc which is wide-bodied. Means it has a narrow body but has height in its thickness .Pale green with black streaks skinned heart-shaped headed 20-inch snake.

I snake found in Barangay Bolebak, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. The local, mostly Ilonggos (Language: Hiligaynon) call it Dupong or Tropidolaemus wagleri. Another feature is that its body is flat vertically and not horizantally which is opposite of normal snake or of a croc which is wide-bodied. Means it has a narrow body but has height in its thickness .Pale green with black streaks skinned heart-shaped headed 20-inch snake.

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Open encyclopedia reference

Tropidolaemus philippensis is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae, the pit vipers. It is endemic to western Mindanao and some portions of western Leyte, the Philippines. Its common name is South Philippine temple pit viper.

Tropidolaemus philippensis is viviparous. Males have a greenish-turquoise body background coloration, whereas females are seemingly more green. There is a black or rarely white postocular stripe. Body has dorsal blotches that are black with unfilled dorsal scales, giving raise so degree of net-like pattern. Tail is moderate.

Wikipedia contributors, Tropidolaemus philippensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:07:40.125572+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Tropidolaemus philippensis (Gray, 1842)
Name authority
(Gray, 1842)
Common name
South Philippine temple pitviper
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Tropidolaemus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyViperidae
  13. subfamilyCrotalinae
  14. genusTropidolaemus
  15. speciesTropidolaemus philippensis (Gray, 1842)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Tropidolaemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Temple pitviperTropidolaemus wagleri (Boie, 1827)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
North Philippine temple pitviperTropidolaemus subannulatus (Gray, 1842)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Hutton’s pitviperTropidolaemus huttoni (Smith, 1949)ViperidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Trimeresurus philippensis Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842synonym
Trimeresurus hombroni Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1848 Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1848synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Philippines (W Mindanao)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Tropidolaemus&species=philippensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:59BSC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.