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Philippine pitviper
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus also known as the Philippine pit viper is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Philippines. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Wikipedia contributors, Trimeresurus flavomaculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:08.914721+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1842)
- Common name
- Philippine pitviper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyViperidae
- subfamilyCrotalinae
- genusTrimeresurus
- speciesTrimeresurus flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Trimeresurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Island Pit ViperTrimeresurus labialis Fitzinger, 1867 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Green Bamboo Leaf Pit ViperTrimeresurus medoensis Zhao, 1977 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gumprecht’s green pitviperTrimeresurus gumprechti David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal, 2002 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-lipped island pitviperTrimeresurus insularis Kramer, 1977 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central Nicobar Pit ViperTrimeresurus mutabilis Stoliczka, 1870 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cameron Highlands pitviperTrimeresurus nebularis Vogel, David & Pauwels, 2004 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ruby-eyed Green PitviperTrimeresurus rubeus (Malhotra, Thorpe, Mrinalini & Stuart, 2011) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Vogel’s Pit ViperTrimeresurus vogeli David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt, 1925 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beautiful pitviperTrimeresurus venustus Vogel, 1991 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ornamental tailed pit- viperTrimeresurus caudornatus Chen, Ding, Vogel & Shi, 2020 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Salazar’s pit viperTrimeresurus salazar Mirza, Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande & Patel, 2020 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Magaera variegata Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842 | synonym |
| Parias ornatus Gray, 1849 Gray, 1849 | synonym |
| Parias variegatus Gray, 1849 Gray, 1849 | synonym |
| Magaera ornata Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842 | synonym |
| Megaera flavomaculatus Gray, 1842 Gray, 1842 | synonym |
| Lachesis flavomaculatus Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | synonym |
| Trimeresurus halieus Griffin, 1910 Griffin, 1910 | synonym |
| Trimeresurus schadenbergi Fischer, 1885 Fischer, 1885 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Trimeresurus&species=flavomaculatus 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:7CTNS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.