Biology:Craspedocephalus

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Craspedocephalus
Bomboo Pit Viper Tremeresurus graminus.jpg
Bamboo pit viper, C. gramineus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Craspedocephalus
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822

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

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
Baby Sumatran Palm Pit Viper (Trimeresurus andalasensis) (23927643320).jpg 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.
Trimeresurus gramineus cropped.jpg C. gramineus
type species
Shaw, 1802 0 Common bamboo viper Southern India.
Trimeresurus macrolepis profile.jpg C. macrolepis Beddome, 1862 0 Large-scaled pit viper The mountains of southern India.
Pit viper head.jpg 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
Trimeresurus puniceus vipere nez plat 67.jpg 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.
Horse-shoe pitviper Trimeresurus strigatus.jpg 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
Sri Lanka Green Pit Viper.jpg 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.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q99372871 entry