Photo of a Tongtianhe pit viper (Gloydius rubromaculatus)
Photo: Logan Fu, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Tongtianhe pit viper

Gloydius rubromaculatus

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Gloydius
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Tongtianhe pit viper (Gloydius rubromaculatus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, mountain forest, subalpine forest and 6 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 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.

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