Wildlifeof China
Trimeresurus gumprechti
Vipers
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Trimeresurus gumprechti
Basic stats
Habitat
Forest, 300–1,570 m; arboreal
Range
Southern China (Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Size
Up to 1.3 m
Gumprecht's green pit viper (Trimeresurus gumprechti) is a strikingly bright green, arboreal, viviparous pit viper found in Yunnan in southern China and in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Its preferred habitat is forest at 300–1,570 m. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Adults may reach about 1.3 m in total length. A photograph of the species was chosen as the cover image of the 2008 WWF report 'First Contact in the Greater Mekong: New Species Discoveries'. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Trimeresurus gumprechti live in?
- Forest, 300–1,570 m; arboreal
- Where is the Trimeresurus gumprechti found?
- Southern China (Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
- How big is the Trimeresurus gumprechti?
- Up to 1.3 m