Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Viridovipera
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Green Tree Pitvipers
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Grüne Bambusottern
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Asiatiske Grønne Træhugorme
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Viridovipera Malhotra & Thorpe (type species: Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt 1925) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 1 (14.3%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Trimeresurus (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999).
Distribution:
E. Asia.
Reported from:
Cambodia,
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Jilin,
Sichuan,
Tibet,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Taiwan,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Viridovipera gumprechti
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Phu Luang Green Tree Pitviper, (Gumprecht’s Green Pitviper)
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Phu-Luang-Bambusotter, (Gumprechts Bambusotter)
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Phu Luang-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus gumprechti David, Vogel, Pauwels & Vidal |
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Viridovipera gumprechti Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
Distribution:
China
(Hainan,
Yunnan),
India
(Meghalaya),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Viridovipera gumprechti
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Viridovipera mayaae
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Champhai Green Tree Pitviper, (Maya's Pitviper)
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Champhai-Bambusotter
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Champhai-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus mayaae Rathee, Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Dalal, Biakzuala, Muansanga & Mirza |
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Viridovipera mayaae Midtgaard 2022 (www.repfocus.dk) |
Remarks:
Previously confused with stejnegeri, yunnanensis, or gumprechti.
Distribution:
India
(Meghalaya,
Mizoram).
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Viridovipera medoensis
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Medo Green Tree Pitviper, Medo Pitviper, Motuo Bamboo Pitviper, Green Bamboo Leaf Pitviper
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Motuo-Bambusotter
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Medo-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus medoensis Zhao in Zhao & Jiang |
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Viridovipera medoensis Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
Distribution:
China
(Tibet),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh),
Myanmar.
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Viridovipera stejnegeri
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Chinese Green Tree Pitviper, Chinese Tree Pitviper, (Stejneger's Bamboo Pitviper, Stejneger's Pitviper, Bamboo Pitviper)
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Chinesische Bambusotter
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Kinesisk Grøn Træhugorm
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri Schmidt |
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Trimeresurus gramineus stejnegeri Stejneger 1927 |
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Viridovipera stejnegeri Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
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Trimeresurus carinatus carinatus Takahashi [not Cryptelytrops carinatus Cope 1860] (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1931 | |
Trimeresurus gramineus formosensis Maki [not Trimeresurus monticola formosensis Mell 1931] (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri formosensis Welch 1988 |
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Trimeresurus gramineus kodairai Maki (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri kodairai Welch 1988 |
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri makii Klemmer [substitute name for Trimeresurus gramineus formosensis Maki 1931] (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1995 | |
Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuii Zhao |
Other common names:
chenbihuii: Chen’s Bamboo Pitviper
formosensis: Taiwan Bamboo Pitviper
kodairi: Taiwan Montane Bamboo Pitviper, Aniao Habu
stejnegeri: Ao Habu
Remarks:
Previously included yunnanensis and populations now known as gumprechti and vogeli.
Records from India refer to gumprechti and yunnanensis, although its has been suggested that stejnegeri may occur in India
(Malhotra & Thorpe 2004), but there are currently no vouchered records from the country (Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004; David & Mathew 2005).
Records from Nepal refer to
Himalayophis tibetanus (Das 1996).
Records from Thailand refer to gumprechti and vogeli, although stejnegeri may prove to exist in that country
(Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004).
Recently confirmed from Laos (Teynie, Nguyen, Lorvelec, Piquet, Lottier & David 2014), but older records from this country
(e.g., Stuart 1999; David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001) refer to other species.
Leviton, Wogan, Koo, Zug, Lucas & Vindum (2003) removed the species from the Myanmar snake checklist, but it was subsequently reported from the southernmost part
of the country by Mulcahy, Lee, Miller, Chand, Thura & Zug (2018).
However, this record is questioned herein, due to the far distance to the remainder of the species' range and to the lack of supporting molecular evidence.
Distribution:
China
(Anhui,
Chongqing,
Fujian,
Gansu,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Henan,
Hubei,
Hunan,
Jiangsu,
Jiangxi,
Jilin,
Sichuan,
Yunnan,
Zhejiang),
Laos,
Taiwan,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Viridovipera truongsonensis
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Truong Son Pitviper, Quang Binh Pitviper
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Quang Binh-Bambusotter
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Truong Son-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus truongsonensis Orlov, Ryabov, Thanh & Cuc |
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Viridovipera truongsonensis Grismer, Ngo & Grismer 2008 |
Remarks:
Grismer, Ngo & Grismer (2008) tentatively assigned this species to the genus Viridovipera, pending molecular studies in progress. Validity of this generic assigment was confirmed by Dawson, Malhotra, Thorpe, Guo, Mrinalini & Ziegler (2008).
Distribution:
Laos,
Vietnam.
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Viridovipera vogeli
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Khao Yai Green Tree Pitviper, (Vogel’s Green Pitviper)
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Khao-Yai-Bambusotter, (Vogels Bambusotter)
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Khao Yai-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus vogeli David, Vidal & Pauwels |
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Viridovipera vogeli Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Viridovipera vogeli
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Viridovipera yunnanensis
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Yunnan Green Tree Pitviper, Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper, Yunnan Pitviper
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Yunnan-Bambusotter
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Yunnan-træhugorm
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Trimeresurus yunnanensis Schmidt |
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri yunnanensis Maslin 1942 |
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Viridovipera yunnanensis Malhotra & Thorpe 2004 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Zhao (1995). Validity supported by Malhotra & Thorpe (2004) and Guo, Lu, Huang, Zhao & Zhao (2006). Exact limits of distribution is still not clear (Guo, Malhotra, Thorpe, Creer & Pook 2009). Records from Nepal most likely refer to
Himalayophis tibetanus (Schleich & Kästle (eds.) 2002).
Distribution:
China
(Sichuan,
Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
West Bengal),
Myanmar,
Vietnam.
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