Craspedocephalus
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| Craspedocephalus | |
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| Bamboo pit viper, C. gramineus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 |
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| C. anamallensis | (Günther, 1864) | 0 | Malabarian pit viper | India | |
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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. | |
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C. gramineus type species |
Shaw, 1802 | 0 | Common bamboo viper | Southern India. |
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C. macrolepis | Beddome, 1862 | 0 | Large-scaled pit viper | The mountains of southern India. |
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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 | ||
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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. |
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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 | ||
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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
- ^ 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
Data related to Craspedocephalus at Wikispecies- Craspedocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 January 2022.
