Craspedocephalus wiroti
Craspedocephalus wiroti | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Craspedocephalus |
Species: | C. wiroti
|
Binomial name | |
Craspedocephalus wiroti , 1981
| |
Synonyms[2] | |
|
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 (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[]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d Craspedocephalus wiroti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 February 2017.
- ^ , , (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[]
- , , (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.
- (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).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Craspedocephalus
- Snakes of Southeast Asia
- Reptiles of Malaysia
- Reptiles of Thailand
- Reptiles described in 1981
- Snake stubs