Sumatra Pit Viper
Trimeresurus sumatranus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Trimeresurus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Recorded in 53 places on iNaturalist
About
Sumatra Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 24 more. Recorded in 53 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
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Valleys
- Roadsides
- Borneo Rainforest
- Borneo Lowland Rainforest
- Borneo Montane Rainforest
- Borneo Cloud Forest
- Borneo Heath Forest
- Borneo Dipterocarp Forest
- Borneo Limestone Forest
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane 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
- Pope's Bamboo Pit Viper Trimeresurus popeiorum
- Bamboo Pitviper Trimeresurus erythrurus
- Indonesian Pit Viper Trimeresurus hageni
- McGregor's pitviper Trimeresurus mcgregori
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.