Shore Pit Viper
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Shore Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 23 more. Common: recorded in 92 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 Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Estuaries
- Brackish Wetlands
- Mangrove Swamps
- Coastal Lagoons
- Roadsides
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
Related snakes
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Salazar's Pit Viper Trimeresurus salazar
- Guo's Green Pit Viper Trimeresurus guoi
- David's pitviper Trimeresurus davidi
- Kui Buri Pitviper Trimeresurus kuiburi
- Trimeresurus yingjiangensis
- Maya's pit viper Trimeresurus mayaae
- Sumatra Pit Viper Trimeresurus sumatranus
- Pope's Bamboo Pit Viper Trimeresurus popeiorum
- Bamboo Pitviper Trimeresurus erythrurus
- Indonesian Pit Viper Trimeresurus hageni
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.