Craspedocephalus

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

Craspedocephalus
Bamboo pit viper, C. gramineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822

Description

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

Feeding

The diet of Craspedocephalus species includes a variety of animals, including lizards, amphibians, birds, rodents, and other small mammals.

Species

Image Species Taxon author Subsp.* Common name[1] Geographic range
C. anamallensis (Günther, 1864) 0 Malabarian pit viper India
C. andalasensis David, Vogel, Vijaykumar & Vidal, 2006 0 Sumatran palm pit viper Indonesia: Sumatra.
C. borneensis W. Peters, 1872 0 Borneo pit viper Indonesia: Borneo.
C. brongersmai Hoge, 1969 0 Brongersma's pit viper Indonesia: Simalur Island.
C. gramineus
type species
Shaw, 1802 0 Common bamboo viper Southern India.
C. macrolepis Beddome, 1862 0 Large-scaled pit viper The mountains of southern India.
C. malabaricus Jerdon, 1854 0 Malabarian pit viper Southern and western India at 600-2,000 m elevation.
C. occidentalis Pope & Pope, 1933 0 India
C. peltopelor Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 2021. 0 India
C. puniceus Boie, 1827 0 Ashy pit viper, flat-nosed pit viper Southern Thailand, West and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands of Siberut and North Pagai, Simalur and Java.
C. strigatus Gray, 1842 0 Horseshoe pit viper The hills of southern India.
C. travancoricus Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 2021 0 India
C. trigonocephalus Donndorff, 1798 0 Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pit viper Throughout Sri Lanka from low elevations to about 1,800 m.
C. wiroti Trutnau, 1981 0 Wirot's pit viper Thailand, 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.
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