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(Redirected from Large-eyed pitviper) Species of snake

Trimeresurus macrops
Trimeresurus macrops - Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Trimeresurus
Species: T. macrops
Binomial name
Trimeresurus macrops
Kramer, 1977
Synonyms
  • Trimeresurus macrops Kramer, 1977
  • Cryptelytrops macrops
    – Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
  • Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) macrops – David et al., 2011

Trimeresurus macrops is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include large-eyed pitviper, green pit viper, and Kramer's pit viper.

Description

It can be distinguished from other green pit vipers by the relatively large size of its eyes, which is especially noticeable in adult specimens, and to which the specific name, macrops, refers.

Breeding

According to Strine, Green pit vipers mate during the end of the rainy season, between September and October. Female vipers will pull male vipers up the tree and begin mating.

Geographic range

It is found in Southeast Asia in northern Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam. The type locality given is "Bangkok, Thailand".

Venom

T. macrops belongs to the genus Trimeresurus, a group of Asian vipers with primarily hemotoxic venom — a type of venom that can destroy blood cells, disrupt blood clotting, and damage organ function. A bite from this viper's better-studied cousin, the white-lipped pit viper, is said to cause effects ranging from mild envenomation to death. The broader viper family, Viperidae, includes some of the deadliest snakes in the world, responsible for more human fatalities than any other type of snake.

References

  1. Stuart, B.; Chan-Ard, T.; Thy, N. (2012). "Trimeresurus macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192009A2027444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192009A2027444.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. "Trimeresurus macrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  5. Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. ISBN 3-937975-00-4.
  6. "Kramer's Pit Viper (Trimeresurus macrops)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  7. Barnes, C.H.; Farren, W.; Strine, C.T.; Suwanwaree, P. (March 2020). "ocial Behavior Displayed by the Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus (Cryptelytrops) macrops". Tropical Natural History. 20 (1): 95–103.
  8. Parks, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 0 International Thai National. "Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 2024-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

  • Kramer, Eugen. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Revue suisse de Zoologie 84 (3): 721–761.

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Taxon identifiers
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