Cantor's Pit Viper
Trimeresurus cantori
Trimeresurus cantori, also commonly known as Cantor's pit viper or Cantor's pitviper, is a species of venomous pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to the Nicobar Islands and possibly the Andaman Islands of the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named after Theodore Edward Cantor (1809–1860), a Danish naturalist serving as a surgeon with the East India Company in Calcutta. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.
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Description
Adults of Trimeresurus cantori may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 115 cm (45 in). Boulenger reported that an adult female with a total length (tail included) of 102 cm (40 in) had a tail 14 cm (5.5 in) long. This species varies in pattern and color. Dorsally, it may be green, dark brown, or light brown. Green individuals may have yellow spots, and brown specimens may have darker spots. Running along each side of the head, below the eye and above the upper lip, is a cream-colored stripe. There is also a cream-colored stripe on the first row of dorsal scales on each side of the body. Ventrally, it is greenish or cream-colored, with some brown spots on the underside of the tail. The weakly keeled dorsal scales are arranged in 27–31 rows at midbody. The ventrals number 174–184. The anal plate is entire, and the subcaudals, which are divided (paired), number 55–76.
Range & habitat
Trimeresurus cantori is found in the Nicobar Islands (which are in the Bay of Bengal), India, and possibly in the Andaman Islands. The type locality given is "Nicobars".
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Toxicity
The species Trimeresurus cantori possesses a potent venom, and some of its bites to humans have resulted in fatalities.
Wikipedia: “Venom”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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