Craspedocephalus wiroti

Craspedocephalus wiroti
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Craspedocephalus
Species:	C. wiroti
Binomial name
Craspedocephalus wiroti Trutnau, 1981
Synonyms [2]
Trimeresurus wiroti Trutnau, 1981 Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) wiroti — David et al., 2011 Craspedocephalus wiroti — Wallach et al., 2014

Craspedocephalus wiroti, also known commonly as Wirot's pit viper, is a species of venomous pitviper in the family Viperidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, wiroti, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005). ^[3]

Geographic range

C. wiroti is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. wiroti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). ^[1]

Behavior

C. wiroti is arboreal. ^[2]

Reproduction

C. wiroti is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Grismer, L.; Chan-Ard, T. (2012). "Trimeresurus wiroti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T192223A2057854. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192223A2057854.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Craspedocephalus wiroti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Trimeresurus wiroti, p. 288; "Nutaphand", p. 192).

Further reading

• Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. ISBN   978-0-19-973649-2 (hardcover), ISBN   978-0-19-973650-8 (paperback). (Trimeresurus wiroti, p. 348).
• Das I (2012). A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. ISBN   978-1906780708.
• Trutnau L (1981). Schlangen im Terrarium: Haltung, Pflege und Zucht in zwei Bänden. Band 2. Giftschlangen [= Snakes in the Terrarium: Keeping, Care and Breeding, in Two Volumes. Volume 2. Venomous Snakes ]. Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer Verlag. 200 pp., 63 color plates. ISBN   978-3800170524. (Trimeresurus wiroti, new species, p. 188). (in German).