Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates © Rune Midtgaard Taxonomy of the family Viperidae Bibliography of the genus Peltopelor Biodiversity of the family Viperidae Genus Peltopelor Large-scaled Pitviper Großschuppen-Bambusotter Storskællet Træhugorm 1864 Peltopelor Günther (type species: Trimesurus macrolepis Beddome 1862) Contents: 1 species, which is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included in Trimeresurus (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999). Revalidated by Malhotra & Thorpe (2004). Distribution: As for the single species. Peltopelor macrolepis Large-scaled Pitviper Großschuppen-Bambusotter Storskællet Træhugorm 1862 Trimesurus Macrolepis Beddome Peltopelor macrolepis Günther 1864 Trigonocephalus macrolepis Ferguson 1895 Lachesis macrolepis Boulenger 1896 Remarks: Reported also from Goa by Lobo (2002), but considering how far Goa is from the nearest other records, and the fact that the author did not even comment on this remarkable extention of the distribution of the species, this record is considered doubtful. Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).