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Issue: Vol. 5729 No. 2: 15 Dec. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-12-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.2.10
Page range: 394-400
Abstract views: 132
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Molecular Phylogenetic Assessment of Trimeresurus gunaleni Vogel, David & Sidik, 2014 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae)

Faculty of Biology; Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM); Sleman; Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55281; Indonesia; Faculty of Biology; Universitas Jenderal Soedirman; Purwokerto Utara 53122; Jawa Tengah; Indonesia
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Department of Biology; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Universitas Palangka Raya; Palangka Raya; Central Kalimantan; Indonesia
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center; Department of Biology; The University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington; TX 76019; USA
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Faculty of Biology; Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM); Sleman; Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55281; Indonesia
Laboratory of Herpetology; Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense (MZB); Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution; National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN); Government of Indonesia; Cibinong 16911; Indonesia
Reptilia Serpentes Viperidae Crotalinae Trimeresurus gunaleni

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How to Cite

Puspitasari, I.G.A.R., Zakky, Q., Gonggoli, A.D., Kadafi, A.M., Sidik, I., Smith, E.N., Amarasinghe, A.A.T., Ubaidillah, R., Arisuryanti, T. & Hamidy, A. (2025) Molecular Phylogenetic Assessment of Trimeresurus gunaleni Vogel, David & Sidik, 2014 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae). Zootaxa, 5729 (2), 394–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.2.10