Trimeresurus macrops
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Trimeresurus macrops is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] Common names include large-eyed pitviper,[5] green pit viper, and Kramer's pit viper.[6]
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.[2]
Breeding
According to Strine, Green pit vipers mate during the end of the rainy season, between September and October.[7] 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.[2] The type locality given is "Bangkok, Thailand".[1]
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.[8] 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
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- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. Template:ISBN (series). Template:ISBN (volume).
- ^ a b c The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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- ^ Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. Asian Pitvipers. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kramer's Pit Viper (Trimeresurus macrops)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. doi:10.58837/tnh.20.1.178323.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Parks, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 0 International Thai National. "Trimeresurus albolabris, White-lipped pit viper". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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Further reading
- Kramer, Eugen. 1977. Zur Schlangenfauna Nepals. Revue suisse de Zoologie 84 (3): 721–761.
External links
- Trimeresurus macrops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 December 2012.
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