Craspedocephalus is a genus of 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 species are typically green in color, with some species having yellow, black, orange, red, or gold markings.
Feeding The diet of Craspedocephalus species include lizards, amphibians, birds, rodents, and other small mammals.
Species ImageSpeciesTaxon authorSubsp.*Common nameGumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). Asian Pitvipers. First Edition. Berlin: GeitjeBooks. 368 pp. .Geographic rangeC. anamallensis(Günther, 1864)0Malabarian pit viper IndiaC. andalasensisDavid, Vogel, Vijaykumar & Vidal, 20060Sumatran palm pit viperIndonesia: Sumatra.C. borneensisW. Peters, 18720Borneo pit viperIndonesia: Borneo.C. brongersmaiHoge, 19690Brongersma's pit viperIndonesia: Simalur Island.C. gramineustype speciesShaw, 18020Common bamboo viperSouthern India.C. macrolepisBeddome, 18620Large-scaled pit viper The mountains of southern India.C. malabaricusJerdon, 18540Malabarian pit viperSouthern and western India at 600–2,000 m elevation.C. occidentalisPope & Pope, 19330 IndiaC. peltopelorMallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 2021.0IndiaC. puniceusBoie, 18270Ashy pit viper, flat-nosed pit viperSouthern Thailand, West and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands of Siberut and North Pagai, Simalur and Java.C. strigatusGray, 18420Horseshoe pit viperThe hills of southern India.C. travancoricusMallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra, & Shanker, 20210IndiaC. trigonocephalusDonndorff, 17980Ceylon pit viper, Sri Lankan green pit viperThroughout Sri Lanka from low elevations to about 1,800 m.C. wirotiTrutnau, 19810Wirot's pit viperThailand, West Malaysia. *) Not including the nominate subspecies.
See also Trimeresurus
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