); ordinarily, the two are more easily told apart by the number of midbody dorsal scale rows, 21 in T. popeiorum, 19 in T.

[5] Trimeresurus popeiorum is found in Northeastern India (Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjiling), northern Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos.

The original spelling of the specific epithet, popeiorum, was corrected into popeorum by Smith (1943:518) on the basis that it was indeed a clerical error.

32 (c, ii) of the Code (ICZN, 1985), such a change does not fall into the category of a “correction of an incorrect original spelling."

[8] Trimeresurus popeiorum preys upon frogs, lizards, birds, and rodents (especially rats and squirrels).

In India, sexually mature females give birth in April and May, and the average clutch size is 10.