Bungarus candidus – Malayan Krait
The Bungarus candidus commonly known as Malayan Krait or Blue Krait, is one of the most common species of Kraits in Thailand. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats and is found from...
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Trimeresurus albolabris – White-lipped Pit Viper
The most widespread green pit viper species in Thailand is the Trimeresurus albolabris, known as the White-lipped Pit Viper. It is found throughout the whole country. Due to its preference to the lower elevations...
Bungarus fasciatus – Banded Krait
Even though the Banded Krait (sometimes referred to as the Yellow-banded Krait) – Bungarus fasciatus is perhaps the most common of all the Thai kraits, we personally believe it is also one of the...
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...
Trimeresurus guoi – Guo’s Pit Viper
When we first found these red-eyed pit vipers on a trip in 2016, they were still an undescribed species from the Trimeresurus albolabris-complex. The clearest difference between the other Trimeresurus albolabris species found in...