Viperidae

Leo, Sandy, Suherman, Muhammad, Permatasari, Anggi, Suganda, Darwan & Winarni, Nurul L., 2020, Herpetofauna diversity in Zamrud National Park, Indonesia: baseline checklist for a Sumatra peat swamp forest ecosystem, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 249) 14 (2), pp. 250-263 : 258

Family Viperidae

33. Tropidolaemus wagleri (Boie, 1827)

Common name: Wagler’s Keeled Green Pit Viper, Wagler’s Palm Pit Viper, Wagler’s Pit Viper, Temple Pit Viper.

Distribution and habitat: Indonesia (Sumatra), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaya), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. This species is perhaps the commonest pit viper in Southeast Asia. It occurs in lowland forests, either primary or secondary, and in some coastal regions it may occur in mangroves. It occurs at elevations up to 400 m asl.

Conservation status: Least Concern.