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Green pit viper is a common name for several venomous snakes and may refer to: Trimeresurus albolabris , native to southeastern Asia from India to China and Indonesia Trimeresurus macrops , native to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
Craspedocephalus gramineus, known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, [3] is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Trimeresurus gumprechti, known commonly as Gumprecht's green pit viper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
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. [8]
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers, [2] [3] or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Asia and the Americas. Like all other vipers, they are venomous . They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head.
Hagen's pit viper Peninsular Thailand, West Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra and the nearby islands of Bangka, Simalur, Nias, Batu and the Mentawai Islands. T. honsonensis: L. Grismer, Ngo & J. Grismer, 2008 0 Hon Son pit viper Southern Vietnam. T. insularis: Kramer, 1977 0 Sunda Island pit viper, White-lipped island pit viper
T. macrops belongs to the genus Trimeresurus, a group of Asian vipers with primarily hemotoxic venom — a type of venom that can destroy blood cells, disrupt blood clotting, and damage organ function. A bite from this viper's better-studied cousin, the white-lipped pit viper, is said to cause effects ranging from mild envenomation to death. [8]
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus, the Sri Lankan pit viper, [4] Ceylon pit viper, [3] Sri Lankan green pitviper [3] or locally, pala polonga, (Sinhala: පළා පොළඟා) is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Sri Lanka. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3]