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David's pitviper
Trimeresurus davidi Chandramouli, Campbell & Vogel, 2020
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 davidi is a species of pit viper recently described from the Car Nicobar Island of the Nicobar Archipelago, Indian Ocean.
The specific epithet (davidi) honours herpetologist Patrick David, who made significant contribution to the taxonomy of Asian pit vipers, and herpetofauna of the Nicobar island in particular.
Wikipedia contributors, Trimeresurus davidi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:53:19.092845+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Trimeresurus davidi Chandramouli, Campbell & Vogel, 2020
- Name authority
- Chandramouli, Campbell & Vogel, 2020
- Common name
- David's 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 davidi Chandramouli, Campbell & Vogel, 2020
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 |
| Philippine pitviperTrimeresurus flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842) | 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 |
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=davidi 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:8H5L3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.