Wildlifeof China
Chinese Green Tree Viper
Vipers
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri
China Red List: Least Concern (LC)
Basic stats
Diet
Small rodents, birds, frogs and lizards
Habitat
Forest, sea level to 2,000 m
Range
India and Nepal through Myanmar and Laos to southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan
Size
Up to about 75 cm
Trimeresurus stejnegeri, the bamboo viper, is a venomous pit viper ranging from India and Nepal through Myanmar and Laos to much of southern China, plus Vietnam and Taiwan. In China it extends from Yunnan north to Gansu and east to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, including Hainan. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It reaches a maximum total length of about 75 cm and has 21 dorsal scale rows at midbody. It lives in forest from sea level to 2,000 m and eats small rodents, birds, frogs and lizards. Yellow colour mutants have been reported, and its bite causes swelling and tissue necrosis. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Chinese Green Tree Viper eat?
- Small rodents, birds, frogs and lizards
- What habitat does the Chinese Green Tree Viper live in?
- Forest, sea level to 2,000 m
- Where is the Chinese Green Tree Viper found?
- India and Nepal through Myanmar and Laos to southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan
- How big is the Chinese Green Tree Viper?
- Up to about 75 cm