Shore Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)

Photo credit: William Ko, originally posted to FB group Singapore Wildlife Sightings
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A new species of pit-viper from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar (Viperidae, Trimeres... In a genomic study by Chan and colleagues, pit-vipers of the Trimeresurus erythrurus–purpureomaculatus complex from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar were demonstrated to be a distinct sp...

Hello! We just dropped a new viper!

In a recent study by Dr Chan Kin Onn et al., including some of our members, pit vipers of the 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴-𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 complex from Myanmar's Ayeyarwady & Yangon regions were found to be a new species.

Say hello to 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘥𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴!

Jungle royalty 👑🐍: The Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) coils with elegance, but don't mistake poise for passivity — venom runs in the family🩸🌿. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Snakes #WildlifePhotography

Intense stare: Bornean leaf-nosed pit viper (Craspedocephalus borneensis) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. Borneo #wildlife #snakes #wildlifephotography

A big Rainforest Hognosed Pitviper from the high forests of Guatemala a couple of years go. These are impressive little snakes that are nearly invisible in forest floor leaf litter.

A saw scale viper

Look at those eyes! 🐍 Did you know that vipers have specialized heat-sensing pits to detect prey even in total darkness? Meet one of them, the Saw-scaled Viper
Photo Noushad Ali
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Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper on a tree

Did you know that Vietnam has over 480 reptile species, including 136 endemic species?
This a Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper (Trimeresurus rubeus). A venomous snake found in the dense forests of southern Vietnam and Cambodia!
#Reptiles #photography #wildlife
Photo Loi Phuoc Tran

White Central American Eyelash Viper

A very rare and beautiful encounter of a White Central American Eyelash Viper in Costa Rica. It is highly polychromatic, meaning it comes in a variety of colors and patterns. While yellow and brown morphs are common, a white individual like this is a rare sight!
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A two-lined forest pit viper

Ecuador is home to around 17 species of vipers! This photo by Norbert Schmoll is from one of them: the two-lined forest pit viper. This snake uses heat-sensitive pits and detects prey in complete darkness. Unlike most vipers, it spends most of its life in trees
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Malcolm's Pot Viper laying over a tree branch in the jungle

This great photo of a Malcolm’s Pit Viper (Parias malcolmi) was captured by photographer Guillem Limia.
A venomous viper from Borneo’s forests! 🌿 It is known for its bright green scales and heat-sensing pits, allowing it to detect prey in the dark.
#herping #wildlife #photography

A neonate of a King Cobra

This is a neonate of a King Cobra from hatchling season capture by Jesse Goodyear 🐍 This snakes can grow over 5 meters long and is the only snake known to build nests for its eggs.
#herping #wildlife #animals #cobra

A Blotched eyelash-pitviper with yellow eyes, over a tree branch with a black background

🇨🇷 Amazing shot of a Blotched eyelash-pitviper, in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has 23 species of venomous snakes, including vipers and coral snakes. This is one of the venomous ones that thrives in Costa Rica’s cloud forests
Captured by Daniel Chavez.

close up of an Emerald horned pit viper with a flower on its head

an Emerald horned pit viper

Emerald horned pit viper with a flower on its head

It doesn't look that scary with a flower on its head. Beautiful photo of the Emerald horned pit viper photographed in Mexico by Erick ocana. This rare pit viper is endemic to the cloud forests of eastern Mexico, particularly in Veracruz and Puebla.
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A Sri Lankan pit viper curled over a tree branch

Meet the Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper, a venomous snake found in the rainforests of Sri Lanka. Its green coloration provides excellent camouflage within the foliage. It is not dangerous to humans or poses very little threat!
📸 Marc vaillant
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a Mangrove Snake curled

This is the Mangrove Snake! endemic to Southeast Asia. This mildly venomous species is typically found in mangrove forests. Though capable of inflicting moderate envenomations that cause intense swelling, there have been no confirmed fatalities.
Photo: Don Champlin
#wildlife #photography #herping

an Amazon banded snake crawling down a tree

This beautiful snake is commonly known as the Amazon banded snake and it is Endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador. Little is documented about its behavior!

#herping #wildlife #photography #animals #nature
Photo by andresnovales wildlife

#NewSpecies
New snake from #vietnam just sidled in:

Colubroelaps adleri

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/09A5260E-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/herp...
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#NewSpecies!
New snake from #ethiopia just sidled in:

Boaedon broadleyi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D887FD-FFDC-6D7D-FF18-0F58FE64CBCC
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.1.4
#Zootaxa #BoaedonBroadleyi

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#NewSpecies!
New snake from #vietnam just sidled in:

Lycodon poyarkovi

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03AA411D-7254-3C22-FF59-DFDBFE67F855
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5570.3.3
#Zootaxa #LycodonPoyarkovi

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#NewSpecies!
New pit viper from #laos just sidled in:

Protobothrops flavirostris

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CB89E7D2-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/herp...
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#NewSpecies
New wolf snake from #myanmar just sidled in:

Lycodon latifasciatus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03C01760-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #LycodonLatifasciatus

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#biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #herps #snake #wolf

#NewSpecies!
New pit viper from #thailand just sidled in:

Trimeresurus cryptographicus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/7409957D-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #TrimeresurusCryptographicus

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#NewSpecies!
New crown snake from #papuanewguinea just sidled in:

Aspidomorphus dimorphus

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87B7-...
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
#Zootaxa #AspidomorphusDimorphus

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Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - many thanks to the local herpers sharing their skills and knowledge. As more of a birdwatcher, I learned a lot.

1. Banded Coralsnake
2. Blue Coralsnake
3. Siamese Peninsula Pitviper
4. Highlands

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Here is a super colorful Female #Wagler Keeled #Pit-Viper ( #Tropidolaemus wagleri ) is very distinct and special than other viper species in #Sumatra, who had vibrant coloration but you should very careful because this species is one of #deadliest #snake in the world with High #venom.

What an incredible looking Malabar pit viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus) photographed by @daimler__07 in the Western Ghats Forest Range of India! 💚🔥 TRR is made possible by RodentPro.com

Pedobear with a blonde comb-over dressed like Trump.