''Craspedocephalus wiroti'', also known
commonly as Wirot's pit viper, is a species of
venomous pitviper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . crotaline snakes (from grc, κρόταλον ''krotalon'' castanet), or pit adders, are a subfa ...
in the
family Viperidae. The species is native to
Southeast Asia.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''wiroti'', is in honor of Thai herpetologist
Wirot Nutaphand (1932–2005).
[ Beolens B, Watkins M, ]Grayson M
Grayson may refer to:
Places Canada
* Grayson, Saskatchewan
* Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184, Saskatchewan
United States
* Grayson, California
* Grayson, Georgia
** Grayson High School
* Grayson, Kentucky
* Grayson, Louisiana
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Trimeresurus wiroti'', p. 288; "Nutaphand", p. 192).
Geographic range
''C. wiroti'' is found in
Peninsular Malaysia and
Thailand.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''C. wiroti'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Behavior
''C. wiroti'' is arboreal.[
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Reproduction
''C. wiroti'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Chan-ard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). ''A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand''. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. (hardcover), (paperback). (''Trimeresurus wiroti'', p. 348).
* Das I (2012). ''A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali''. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. .
* Trutnau L (1981). ''Schlangen im Terrarium: Haltung, Pflege und Zucht in zwei Bänden. Band 2. Giftschlangen'' ''Snakes in the Terrarium: Keeping, Care and Breeding, in Two Volumes. Volume 2. Venomous Snakes'' Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer Verlag. 200 pp., 63 color plates. . (''Trimeresurus wiroti'', new species, p. 188). (in German).
wiroti
Snakes of Southeast Asia
Reptiles of Malaysia
Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles described in 1981
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