Craspedocephalus

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Craspedocephalus
Bomboo Pit Viper Tremeresurus graminus.jpg
Bamboo pit viper, C. gramineus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822

Craspedocephalus is a genus of pit vipers found in Asia from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Currently 14 species are recognized.

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Description

Most species in the genus Craspedocephalus are relatively small, primarily arboreal species, with thin bodies and prehensile tails. Most species are typically green in color, with some species having yellow, black, orange, red, or gold markings.

Feeding

The diet of Craspedocephalus species include lizards, amphibians, birds, rodents, and other small mammals.

Species

ImageSpeciesTaxon authorSubsp.*Common name [1] Geographic range
C. anamallensis (Günther, 1864)0Malabarian pit viper India
Baby Sumatran Palm Pit Viper (Trimeresurus andalasensis) (23927643320).jpg C. andalasensis David, Vogel, Vijaykumar & Vidal, 20060Sumatran palm pit viperIndonesia: Sumatra.
C. borneensis W. Peters, 18720Borneo pit viperIndonesia: Borneo.
C. brongersmai Hoge, 19690Brongersma's pit viperIndonesia: Simalur Island.
Trimeresurus gramineus cropped.jpg C. gramineus
type species
Shaw, 18020Common bamboo viperSouthern India.
Trimeresurus macrolepis profile.jpg C. macrolepis Beddome, 18620Large-scaled pit viperThe mountains of southern India.
Pit viper head.jpg C. malabaricus Jerdon, 18540Malabarian pit viperSouthern and western India at 600–2,000 m elevation.
C. occidentalis Pope & Pope, 19330India
C. peltopelor Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 2021.0India
Trimeresurus puniceus vipere nez plat 67.jpg C. puniceus Boie, 18270Ashy pit viper, flat-nosed pit viperSouthern Thailand, West and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands of Siberut and North Pagai, Simalur and Java.
Horse-shoe pitviper Trimeresurus strigatus.jpg C. strigatus Gray, 18420Horseshoe pit viperThe hills of southern India.
C. travancoricus Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 20210India
Sri Lanka Green Pit Viper.jpg C. trigonocephalus Donndorff, 17980Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pit viperThroughout Sri Lanka from low elevations to about 1,800 m.
C. wiroti Trutnau, 19810Wirot's pit viperThailand, West Malaysia.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies.

See also

References

  1. Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. ISBN   3-937975-00-4.