Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Popeia
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South Asian Bamboo Pitvipers
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Südasiatische Bambusottern
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Sydasiatiske Bambushugorme
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Popeia Malhotra & Thorpe (type species: Trimeresurus popeiorum Smith 1937) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 1 (16.7%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Trimeresurus (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999). Considered a valid genus by some authors (e.g., Grismer, Grismer & McGuire (2006), but as a subgenus of
Trimeresurus by others (e.g., Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004; David, Petri, Vogel & Doria 2009).
Distribution:
SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Brunei,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand.
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Popeia lanna
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Lanna Green Pitviper
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Lanna-Bambusotter
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Lanna-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus lanna Idiiatullina, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Suwannapoom, Chanhome, Mirza, David, Vogel & Poyarkov |
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Popeia lanna Midtgaard 2024 (this work) |
Distribution:
China
(Yunnan),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Thailand.
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Popeia nebularis
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Cameron Highlands Pitviper
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Cameron-Highlands-Bambusotter
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Vestmalaysisk Bambushugorm
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Trimeresurus nebularis Vogel, David & Pauwels |
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Popeia nebularis Grismer, Grismer & McGuire 2006 |
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Popeia inornata Sanders, Malhotra, Gumprecht, Thorpe & Kuch (Vogel 2006; David 2007) |
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Thailand.
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Popeia phuketensis
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Phuket Pitviper
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Phuket-Bambusotter
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Phuket-bambushugorm
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Trimeresurus phuketensis Sumontha, Kunya, Pauwels, Nitikul & Punnadee |
Distribution:
Thailand.
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Popeia popeiorum
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Northern Bamboo Pitviper, (Pope’s Bamboo Pitviper, Pope’s Green Pitviper)
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Popes Bambusotter
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Nordlig Bambushugorm, (Popes Palmehugorm)
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Trimesurus elegans Gray [nomen oblitum; unjustified emendation of Trimeresurus; not Craspedocephalus elegans Gray 1849] (Idiiatullina, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Suwannapoom, Chanhome, Mirza, David, Vogel & Poyarkov 2024) |
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Trimeresurus popeiorum Pope [nomen protectum] |
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Trimeresurus popeorum Smith 1943 [invalid emendation] |
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Popeia popeiorum Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
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Trimeresurus yingjiangensis Chen, Zhang, Shi, Tang, Guo, Song & Ding (syn. Mirza, Lalremsanga, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, Idiatullina & Poyarkov 2023) |
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Popeia yingjiangensis Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020 |
Other common names:
yingjiangensis: Yingjiang Bamboo Pitviper, Yingjiang Green Pitviper
Remarks:
The taxonomy of this species has had a confusing history.
Older literature records should be used with caution, as they often represent other species, or even other genera.
Mirza, Lalremsanga, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, Idiatullina & Poyarkov (2023) restricted the species to Bangladesh, S. China, NE. India, and N. Myanmar, however, the remaining populations still
need further studies to assess their taxonomic status.
Previously included sabahi (incl. its synonyms barati, buniana, fucata, and toba), as well as the population now assigned to
nebularis.
Records from Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands refer to sabahi.
Records from Vietnam (e.g., Golay & al. 1993; Kabisch 2002) are thought or known to represent misidentifications of other species
(Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004; Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004).
Records from Cambodia (e.g., Golay & al. 1993; Kabisch 2002) and eastern Thailand (e.g., Inger & Colwell 1977) represent
Viridovipera vogeli (Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004).
Records from Bangladesh and Nepal (e.g., Kabisch 2002) are highly questionable (Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004; Kästle, Rai & Schleich 2013).
Introduced to:
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
China
(Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand.
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Popeia sabahi
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Sunda Bamboo Pitviper, Sabah Bamboo Pitviper, Sabah Green Pitviper, Sabah Pitviper
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Sunda-Bambusotter
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Sunda-bambushugorm
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Trimeresurus popeorum sabahi Regenass & Kramer |
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Trimeresurus gramineus sabahi Welsh 1988 |
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Trimeresurus sabahi Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004 |
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Popeia sabahi Grismer, Grismer & McGuire 2006 |
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Trimeresurus popeorum barati Regenass & Kramer (Wostl, Sidik, Trilaksono, Shaney, Kurniawan & Smith 2016) |
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Trimeresurus gramineus barati Welsh 1988 |
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Trimeresurus barati Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004 |
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Popeia barati Grismer, Grismer & McGuire 2006 |
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Trimeresurus sabahi barati Mulcahy, Lee, Miller & Zug 2017 |
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Trimeresurus fucatus Vogel, David & Pauwels (Wostl, Sidik, Trilaksono, Shaney, Kurniawan & Smith 2016) |
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Popeia fucata Grismer, Grismer & McGuire 2006 |
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Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus Mulcahy, Lee, Miller & Zug 2017 |
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Popeia buniana Grismer, Grismer & McGuire (Wostl, Sidik, Trilaksono, Shaney, Kurniawan & Smith 2016) |
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Trimeresurus buniana David & Vogel in Visser 2015 |
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Trimeresurus sabahi buniana Mulcahy, Lee, Miller & Zug 2017 |
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Trimeresurus toba David, Petri, Vogel & Doria (Wostl, Sidik, Trilaksono, Shaney, Kurniawan & Smith 2016) |
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Trimeresurus sabahi toba Mulcahy, Lee, Miller & Zug 2017 |
Remarks:
Barat Bamboo Pitviper, Sumatran Green Pitviper (barati)
Fairy Pitviper, Tioman Pitviper (buniana)
Siamese Peninsula Pitviper, Thai Peninsula Pitviper (fucata)
Toba Pitviper (toba)
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Thailand.
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Popeia tenasserimensis
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Tenasserim Green Pitviper
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Tenasserim-Bambusotter
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Tenasserim-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus tenasserimensis Idiiatullina, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Suwannapoom, Chanhome, Mirza, David, Vogel & Poyarkov |
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Popeia tenasserimensis Midtgaard 2024 (this work) |
Distribution:
Myanmar,
Thailand.
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