Species of Thailand
Vogel's pit viper
Trimeresurus vogeli
Patrick David & Olivier S.G. Pauwels & Nicolas Vidal, 2001
In Thai: งูเขียวไผ่หางเขียว, ngu khieow pai khieow
Trimeresurus vogeli, commonly known as the Vogel's pit viper, is a venomous pitviper species native to Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, vogeli, is in honor of German herpetologist Gernot Vogel.
Geographic range
T. vogeli is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of T. vogeli are forest and savanna, at altitudes of 200 – 1, 200 m.
Description
T. vogeli is large for its genus, and exhibits definite sexual dimorphism. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 0.8 m. Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m in SVL.
Reproduction
T. vogeli is viviparous.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Suborder
- Serpentes
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- Species
- Trimeresurus vogeli
Common names
- English: Vogel’s pit viper
- Thai: งูเขียวไผ่หางเขียว, ngu khieow pai khieow
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Khao Khitchakut National Park
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Yai Da
- Khao Yai National Park
- Makham District, Chanthaburi
- Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
- Thap Lan National Park