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Basic information
Tropidolaemus wagleri
Temple pitviper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusTemple Vipers
- English name
- Temple pitviper
- Alternative names
- Wagler's Keeled Green Pit Viper, Wagler's Palm Viper, Wagler's Pit Viper, Wagler�s Pit Viper/Temple Pit Viper, Waglers Bambusotter
- Synonyms
- Cophias wagleri, Trimeresurus subannulatus var. immaculatus, Trimesurus maculatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Lake, Mountain pass
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 920 mm
- SVL
- max 770 mm
- Body mass
- max 408.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~2.09 g
- Offspring total length
- max 225 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 14 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 11–41 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 59BSH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19582 · dryad-v5