Common Name (Scientific Name) | Physical Description | Venom |
Wagler’s pit viper (Trimeresurus wagleri) | Juvenile members of the species are bright green with half-red half-white small spots distributed along its body [12] . Adult specimen typically has a black base with numerous green spots scattered accompanied with cross-bars that are green above and yellow by the sides. | Weak thrombin-like activity with no hemorrhagic activity. 2 major lethal toxins are wagleri toxin 1 and 2 [14] . |
Shore pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) | Uniformly brownish-purple though variations include brownish-grey or olive [7] [12] . Typically found near mangrove swamps and never far off from the sea. | Potent hemorrhagic activity (maculatoxin) and modest thrombin-like activity (purpurase) [14] . |
Sumatran pit viper (Trimeresurus sumatranus) | Green with black bands at every 4 to 5 scales along its body [12] . Grows well over one meter in length making it one of the larger pit vipers. | Strong hemorrhagic activity and weak thrombin-like effects [14] . |
Pope’s tree viper (Trimeresurus popeorum) | It is green on the upper body, and pale green or yellow on the lower body. Separating these 2 shades of green is a bright bicolored orange and white lining extending throughout the length of the snake. Its tail is generally red especially towards the tip [12] . | Not available. |
White lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) | As the name suggests the upper part of the lips are white, though they can come in other colors such as pale green or yellow [7] . The body is green in color. | Not Available. |
Mountain pit viper (Trimeresurus monticola) | Brown with black square-like spots on the back, arising from the midline in an alternating or conjoined fashion. There is also a lighter brownish yellow coloration extending behind the eyes with large supraocular scales. Usually found in places of high altitudes [12] . | Not Available |