Wagler's Pit Viper
Tropidolaemus wagleri
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,972
- Most observed in
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Tropidolaemus wagleri, more commonly known as Wagler's pit viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. It is sometimes referred to as the temple viper because of its abundance around the Temple of the Azure Cloud in Malaysia.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tropidolaemus wagleri”.