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Green pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Description:

Maximum total length males 600 mm (24 in), females 810 mm (32 in); maximum tail length males 120 mm (4.7 in), females 130 mm (5.1 in).[4] Head scalation consists of 10-11(12) upper labials, the first partially or completely fused to the nasal. Head scales small, subequal, feebly imbricate, smooth or weakly keeled. The supraoculars are narrow (occasionally enlarged and undivided) with 8-12 interocular scales between them. Temporal scales smooth.[4] Midbody has 21 (rarely 19) longitudinal dorsal scale rows. The ventral scales are 155-166 in males, 152-176 in females. The subcaudals are paired, 60-72 in males, 49-66 in females. The hemipenes are without spines. Color pattern: green above, the side of the head below the eyes is yellow, white or pale green, much lighter than rest of head. The belly is green, yellowish or white below. A light ventrolateral stripe is present in all males, but absent in females. The end of tail is not mottled brown.

Habitat:

Green pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) is a venomous pit viper species that is endemic to Southeast Asia. In the majority of the known distribution area C. albolabris is a resident of the lowlands. Although it is also found in the hill country, provide evidence above 800 meters is the exception rather represents the White-lipped bamboo Otter is a nocturnal, predominantly arboricole Art It moves only during the mating season or after heavy rainfall on the ground. Evidence come mostly in shrubbery or on ferns, about 1 m above the ground.

Notes:

Pictures are taken at TerraZoo, Rheinberg, Germany. This small Zoo is specialized in reptiles.

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Benno Ibold
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Benno Ibold

Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spotted on Jan 29, 2014
Submitted on Feb 19, 2014

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