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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

Synonyms

  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) vogeli, Zeeshan A. Mirza et al. (2023)
  • Trimeresurus vogeli, Yashpal Singh Rathee et al. (2022)
  • Viridovipera vogel, Peng Guo et al. (2018)
  • Viridovipera vogeli, Tanya Chan-Ard et al. (2015)
  • Viridovipera vogeli, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Trimeresurus vogeli, Livigni (2013)
  • Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) vogeli, Patrick David et al. (2011)
  • Viridovipera vogeli, Dawson et al. (2008)
  • Viridovipera vogeli, Thomas Ziegler et al. (2007)
  • Viridovipera vogeli, Anita Malhotra & Roger Stephen Thorpe (2004)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Trimeresurus vogeli (female) - Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
Trimeresurus vogeli - Khao Yai National Park
Trimeresurus vogeli - Khao Khitchakut National Park
Trimeresurus vogeli (juvenile) - Khao Yai National Park

Range Map

Distribution map of Vogel's pit viper, Trimeresurus vogeli in Thailand
  • 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
Range map of Trimeresurus vogeli in Thailand