Asian Lanceheads
Trimeresurus
Trimeresurus is a genus of venomous pit vipers found in Asia from the Indian Subcontinent throughout Southeast Asia, China and the Pacific Islands. Currently at least 35 species are recognized. Common names include Asian palm pit vipers, Asian lanceheads and Asian lance-headed vipers.
58 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 58 known species
Chinese Green Tree Viper
speciesTrimeresurus stejnegeri
White-lipped Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus albolabris
Kramer's Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus macrops
Mangrove Viper
speciesTrimeresurus purpureomaculatus
Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus sabahi
White-lipped Island Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus insularis
Lanna Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus lanna
Vogel’s Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus vogeli
Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus rubeus
Hagen’s Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus hageni
Kikuchi Habu
speciesTrimeresurus gracilis
Beautiful Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus venustus
Sumatra Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus sumatranus
Spot-tailed Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus erythrurus
Malcolm’s Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus malcolmi
Tenasserim Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus tenasserimensis
Cardamom Mountains Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus cardamomensis
Philippine Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus flavomaculatus
Phuket Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus phuketensis
Guo's Green Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus guoi
Gumprecht's Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus gumprechti
Andaman Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus andersonii
Nepal Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus septentrionalis
Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus yunnanensis
Cameron Highlands Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus nebularis
Philippine Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus mcgregori
Kanburi Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus kanburiensis
Salazar's Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus salazar
Hon Son Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus honsonensis
Schultze's Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus schultzei
Pope’s Tree Viper
speciesTrimeresurus popeiorum
Kui Buri Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus kuiburi
Limestone Eyelash Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus ciliaris
Phitsanulok Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus cryptographicus
Green Bamboo Leaf Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus medoensis
Trimeresurus gunaleni
speciesTrimeresurus gunaleni
Kra Isthmus Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus kraensis
Blue-lipped green pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus cyanolabris
Trimeresurus sichuanensis
speciesTrimeresurus sichuanensis
Nabang Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus caudornatus
Huaxi Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus lii
Burmese White-lipped Tree Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus uetzi
Trimeresurus calamitas
speciesTrimeresurus calamitas
Red-barred Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus erythrochloris
Honghe green pit-viper
speciesTrimeresurus hongheensis
Ayeyarwady Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus ayeyarwadyensis
Trimeresurus kirscheyi
speciesTrimeresurus kirscheyi
Quang Binh Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus truongsonensis
Trimeresurus whitteni
speciesTrimeresurus whitteni
Trimeresurus nujiang
speciesTrimeresurus nujiang
Tibetan Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus tibetanus
Car Nicobar Green Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus davidi
Maya's pit viper
speciesTrimeresurus mayaae
Island Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus labialis
Cantor's Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus cantori
Arunachal Pitviper
speciesTrimeresurus arunachalensis
Banded Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus fasciatus
Central Nicobar Pit Viper
speciesTrimeresurus mutabilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30941.