Brown Spotted Pitviper
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Protobothrops
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 7
- How common
- Common
About
Brown Spotted Pitviper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan and 2 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 17 more. Common: recorded in 604 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Indochina Dry Forest
- Indochina Rainforest
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
- Taiwan Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Omkoi Lance-headed Pit Viper Protobothrops kelomohy
- Kaulback's Lance-headed Pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki
- Elegant Pitviper Protobothrops elegans
- Horned Pit Viper Protobothrops cornutus
- Jerdon's Pitviper Protobothrops jerdonii
- Tokara Habu Protobothrops tokarensis
- Szechwan Pit Viper Protobothrops xiangchengensis
- Habu Protobothrops flavoviridis
- Three Horned-scaled Pitviper Protobothrops sieversorum
- Mt. Mang Pitviper Protobothrops mangshanensis
- Dabie Mountains Pit Viper Protobothrops dabieshanensis
- Mao-lan pitviper Protobothrops maolanensis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.