Red-tailed bamboo pitviper

Trimeresurus erythrurus

Trimeresurus erythrurus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India, Bangladesh and Burma. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Appearance

Males grow to a maximum total length 575 millimetres , of which the tail is 120 millimetres in length. Females reach a maximum total length of 1,045 millimetres , with a tail length of 165 millimetres .

Scalation: dorsal scales in 23-25 longitudinal rows at midbody; first upper labial partially or completely fused to nasal; 9-13 upper labials, 1-2 rows of scales separate upper labials from the suboculars; 11-14 scales in a line between supraoculars; supraoculars rarely divided; temporal scales small, strongly keeled; ventral scales: males 153-174, females: 151-180; subcaudals: males 62-79, females 49-61, usually paired, occasionally unpaired shields present among paired series.

Color pattern: head uniform green, dorsum bright green, light ventrolateral stripe present in males, present or absent in females , tail spotted with brown; hemipenes without spines.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyViperidae
GenusTrimeresurus
SpeciesT. erythrurus
Photographed in
India