Bungarus slowinskii – Red River Krait
Background story of the first record of the Red River Krait (Bungarus slowinskii) in Thailand Maybe I was being greedy, but I just couldn’t call it a night when I crossed paths with a...
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Tropidolaemus wagleri – Wagler’s Pit Viper
The Wagler’s Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri), also known as the Temple Viper, is one of Thailand’s most beautiful viper species. And the sexual dimorphism (difference in characteristics between the two sexes) is unbelievable. The...
Trimeresurus macrops – Large-eyed Pit Viper
The Large-eyed Pit Viper (Trimeresurus macrops) is a fairly widespread species in Thailand, and can be fairly common in the right habitat. More details will follow once I have more time on my hands...
Trimeresurus gumprechti – Gumprecht’s Pit Viper
Gumprecht’s Pit Viper (Trimeresurus gumprechti), one of Thailand’s largest green pit viper species. Found at high altitude in north – northeast Thailand. More details will follow once I have more time on my hands...
Calloselasma rhodostoma – Malayan Pit Viper
The Malayan Pit Viper, Calloselasma rhodostoma, is a well-camouflaged, terrestrial, brown, pit viper species that is found in most of the country where habitat is suitable. This species seems to prefer lowland areas, and...
Trimeresurus venustus – Beautiful Pit Viper
The Beautiful Pit Viper, Trimeresurus venustus, is a small but stunning pit viper species found on the Thai peninsula from Chumphon province southward. facts To be continued… Description To be continued… Similar-looking species To...
Trimeresurus popeiorum – Pope’s Pit Viper
The Trimeresurus popeiorum is known as the Pope’s Pit Viper. This common green viper with red eyes occurs in North & Northwest Thailand mostly in evergreen forest and at medium to high elevation. facts...
Trimeresurus kanburiensis – Kanburi Pit Viper
The Trimeresurus kanburiensis, commonly known as the Kanburi Pit Viper, is an endemic viper from Western Thailand. This beautiful species has a fairly small range, it has so far only been recorded in Kanchanaburi...
Bungarus multicinctus – Many-banded Krait
Spoiler alert: According to a recent study (Molecular phylogeny found the distribution of Bungarus candidus in China (Squamata: Elapidae); (Xie et al. 2018)), it seems that the Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus) can have a...