The males have hemipenes that are short and spinose beyond the bifurcation. The subcaudals are paired, 60–72 in males, 49–66 in females. [citation needed]. www.reptile-database.org. The Bamboo Pit Viper is known for its slender green body and venomous trait. [1], Giannasi et al. [3], Midbody has 29 (rarely 19) longitudinal dorsal scale rows. Venomous Snakebites and Near Misses! T. albolabris (juvenile/male) - Kaeng Krachan National Park, T. albolabris (juvenile/female) - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Head scalation consists of 10-11(12) upper labials, the first partially or completely fused to the nasal. Head scales small, subequal, feebly imbricate, smooth or weakly keeled. Results of bites from this species range from mild envenoming to death. On the occurrence of, Parkinson CL. Required fields are marked *. [1] The type locality was originally listed as "Shaowu, Fukien Province, China", and later emended to "N.W. [7], The color pattern is bright to dark green above, pale green to whitish below, the two separated by a bright bicolored orange or brown (below) and white (above) (males) or bicolored or white only (females) ventrolateral stripe, which occupies the whole of the outermost scale row and a portion of the second row. Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper (adult, male) - Kaeng Krachan National Park. The end of tail is not mottled brown. Are bamboo snakes poisonous? Its meals consist of birds, small frogs, and small mammals. Mostly nocturnal, it can give a nasty bite, which causes a large amount of swelling. Proc. Indian green pit viper, bamboo pit viper, common green pit viper, boodro pam, green pit viper and grass-green snake: Size: 3.25 ft including an average tail length of 5.5 inch: Color: Mostly greenish body, sometimes yellowish or brownish purple, sometimes with some red, yellow or … The severity of a viper bite depends on the species and if it was a wet or dry bite, which contains no venom. The use of amplified fragment length polymorphism in determining species trees at fine taxonomic levels: analysis of a medically important snake, Trimeresurus albolabris.
2003. Maximum total length males 600 mm (24 in), females 810 mm (32 in); maximum tail length males 120 mm (4.7 in), females 130 mm (5.1 in). Molecular Ecology, Malhotra, A. The belly is green, yellowish or white below. Biogeography of the amphibians and reptiles of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The size of the necrotic area depends on the amount of venom injected and the depth of the bite.
Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3]. The ventral scales are 155–166 in males, 152–176 in females. 43–77. Hard to spot, the nocturnal creature is an arboreal meaning it stays on the tree most of the time. "Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Biogeography of the Oriental Pit Vipers of the Genus, This page was last edited on 8 August 2020, at 19:09. (2001) raised insularis and septentrionalis to species level. Copeia, Tu MC, Wang HY, Tsai MP, Toda M, Lee WJ, Zhang FJ, Ota H. 2000. "Maximizing information in systematic revisions: a combined molecular and morphological analysis of a cryptic green Pit Viper complex (, Tu M-C et al. There are 9–11 upper labials, of which the first are separated from nasal scales by a distinct suture. There are 11–16 scales in a line between the supraoculars. [5], Found in Nepal northeastern India (Assam and Jharkhand), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (Fukien, Hainan, Kwangsi, Kwangtung), Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Sumba, Roti, Kisar, Wetar). 1999. Malhotra & Thorpe (2004) transferred this species (and a number of others) to the genus Cryptelytrops. Sci. However, death is rare among healthy people who get treatment. The type locality given is "China". In: Ota, H. (ed) Tropical Island herpetofauna, Elsevier, pp. [1], Trimeresurus stejnegeri has a potent hemotoxin. The supraoculars are single, narrow, and sometimes divided by a transverse suture. Trimeresurus albolabris, the white-lipped pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia Description. 1999. Your email address will not be published. All of the subcaudals are paired. Acad. [7], Common names for T. stejnegeri include bamboo viper, Chinese tree viper,[5] bamboo snake, Chinese green tree viper, Chinese bamboo viper, Stejneger's pit viper, Stejneger's palm viper, red tail snake,[4] Stejneger's bamboo pitviper,[8], Trimeresurus stejnegeri is found in Northeast India) and Nepal through Myanmar and Laos to much of southern China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang), Vietnam, and Taiwan. The dorsal scales are arranged in 21 longitudinal rows at midbody. Giannasi N, Thorpe RS, Malhotra A. Article was last reviewed on 6th December 2018. [3], Common names include green tree pit viper, white-lipped pit viper,[4] white-lipped tree viper, white-lipped green pit viper and white-lipped bamboo pit viper. The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Leonhard Stejneger, the Norwegian-born, American herpetologist who worked at the Smithsonian Institution for over 60 years. Trimeresurus stejnegeri is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to Asia. Published on December 19th 2018 by staff under Snakes. 2001. Maximum total length males 600 mm (24 in), females 810 mm (32 in); maximum tail length males 120 mm (4.7 in), females 130 mm (5.1 in).[3]. Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper (adult, female) - Kaeng Krachan National Park. How snakes bite. Cal. [7], The dorsal scales are arranged in 21 longitudinal rows at midbody. [5] For other common, non-scientific names, see § Common names below. There have been numerous reported bites with few fatalities.[8]. The wound site quickly swells, and the skin and muscle become black due to necrosis. This bite is from the most reported snake bite victims [3], Color pattern: green above, the side of the head below the eyes is yellow, white or pale green, much lighter than rest of head. Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Biogeography of the Oriental Pit Vipers of the Genus, This page was last edited on 31 May 2020, at 01:52. Indian green pit viper, bamboo pit viper, common green pit viper, boodro pam, green pit viper and grass-green snake, 3.25 ft including an average tail length of 5.5 inch, Mostly greenish body, sometimes yellowish or brownish purple, sometimes with some red, yellow or white streaks on the body, Southern India, with a rare occurrence in the western state of Maharashtra, Near water bodies, forests, and bamboo groves. [6], Trimeresurus stejnegeri grows to a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in), which includes a tail length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in). Snakes that have venom have modified salivary glands. Molecular systematics and biogeographical history of Pit Vipers as determined by mitochondrial ribosomal DNA sequences. The males have hemipenes that are short and spinose beyond the bifurcation.. The venom of white-lipped pitviper contains procoagulant properties. Common names for this pit viper include Stejneger's pit viper, Chinese pit viper, Chinese green tree viper,[4] bamboo viper, Chinese bamboo pitviper, green bamboo viper, and Chinese tree viper. Venom is a form of saliva and probably evolved to help the reptile digest food. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). Das I.
Leviton AE, Wogan GOU, Koo MS, Zug GR, Lucas RS, Vindum JV. David P, Vogel V. 2000. Trimeresurus stejnegeri grows to a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in), which includes a tail length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in).