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| authority = [[Ashok Captain|Captain]], [[V. Deepak|Deepak]], [[Rohan Pandit (wildlife researcher)|Pandit]], [[Bharat Bhatt|Bhatt]], and [[Ramana Athreya|Athreya]], 2019<br />
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'''''Trimeresurus arunachalensis''''', the '''Arunachal pitviper''', is a [[species]] of [[venom]]ous [[pit viper]] endemic to the [[India]]n state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. It is only known from the village of Ramda in the [[West Kameng district]], where a single specimen was discovered during biodiversity surveys. It can physically be distinguished by its scalation, its acutely pointed snout reminiscent of the [[Hypnale hypnale|hump-nosed viper]] (''Hypnale hypnale''), and its brownish dorsal coloration with glossy orange-reddish-brown sides and belly. The last new species of (green) pit viper was described from India 70 years before the discovery of ''T. arunachalensis''. Genetic analysis indicates that the closest relative of this species is the [[Tibetan bamboo pitviper|Tibetan bamboo pit viper]] (''T. tibetanus''). The single specimen known of this species makes it one of the rarest known pit vipers in the world, though further surveys of the forest habitat will likely reveal more individuals.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Athreya|first1=Ramana|last2=Bhatt|first2=Bharat|last3=Pandit|first3=Rohan|last4=Deepak|first4=V.|last5=Captain|first5=Ashok|date=2019-03-02|title=A New Species of Pitviper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Trimeresurus Lacepède, 1804) from West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India|url=http://rjh.folium.ru/index.php/rjh/article/view/1423|journal=Russian Journal of Herpetology|language=en|volume=26|issue=2|pages=111–122–122|doi=10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-2-111-122|s2cid=213720633 |issn=1026-2296|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/meet-the-new-species-of-venomous-pit-viper-described-from-india/|title=Meet the new species of venomous pit viper described from India|date=2019-05-09|website=Mongabay Environmental News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indias-newest-pit-viper-found-in-arunachal/article27077046.ece|title=India's newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh|last=Karmakar|first=Rahul|date=2019-05-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-12|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Trimeresurus|arunachelensis]]<br />
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