Wirot’s Pit Viper articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Thailand, West Malaysia
Type locality: Khao Wang Range, at an elevation of between 500 and 1196 m, near villages of [...] Ban Hui Hip and Amphoe Lan Saka (Trutnau, 1981, translated from German), Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. The type locality was precised by Nutphand et al. (1991: 151) as: Ban Hui Hip near Khlong Wang Hip, Amphoe Chawang, Changwat Nakhon Si Thammarat (Hui Hip village near Wang Hip canal, Chawang County, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province), approximately 8°30N, 99°30E, Thailand.

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Craspedocephalus wiroti

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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

^ ^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.
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (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).

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Craspedocephalus wiroti: Brief Summary