Trimeresurus gracilis

Tsai, Tein-Shun & Mao, Jean-Jay, 2017, Zavreliella undetermined, Zoological Studies 56 (38), pp. 1-23 : 17

Trimeresurus gracilis

Upper body of neonates/juveniles and 87% of adults brownish with a mid-dorsal series of dark blotches with lateral blotches on each side tending to be in line with the mid-dorsal one ( Fig. 8G ), while that of other adults without obvious markings ( Fig. 8H ); upper head of those with patterned body generally bearing a dark, thick band extending from eye to corner of mouth; upper dorsal body scales (feebly) keeled, except those on the flanks; upper head covered only with small scales (except for supraoculars) and with fewer than 9 scales located between supraoculars; anal scale entire.

Figures

Fig. 8. Representative images of the dorsal head, anterior body, middle body, and posterior body of potential types of shed skins for the snake species: (A) S. macclellandi swinhoei (patterned; adult); (B) S. sauteri (patterned; adult); (C) Sinonatrix annularis (patterned; neonate); (D) S. annularis (not patterned; adult); (E) S. percarinata (patterned; juvenile); (F) S. percarinata (not patterned; adult); (G) Trimeresurus gracilis (patterned; adult); (H) T. gracilis (not patterned; adult); (I) T. stejnegeri (not patterned; adult); (J) Xenochrophis piscator (not patterned; adult). Scale bar = 0.5 cm.