Craspedocephalus peltopelor is a species of pit viper endemic to the Western Ghats region of India.[1] It is commonly known as the southern large-scaled pit viper.[2]
| Craspedocephalus peltopelor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Craspedocephalus |
| Species: | C. peltopelor
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| Binomial name | |
| Craspedocephalus peltopelor Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker, 2021
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References
edit- ^ Mallik, Ashok Kumar; Srikanthan, Achyuthan Needamangalam; Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan; Vijayakumar, Seenapuram Palaniswamy; Campbell, Patrick D.; Malhotra, Anita; Shanker, Kartik (2021-10-06). "Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity". Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 577–619. doi:10.3897/vz.71.e66239. ISSN 2625-8498.
- ^ "Southern Large-scaled pit viper (Craspedocephalus peltopelor)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
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