Wildlifeof China
White-lipped Pit-viper
Vipers
Photo: Marco Chan · CC BY 4.0
Trimeresurus albolabris
Basic stats
Diet
Birds, small frogs and small mammals
Range
Southeast Asia and southern China, including Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong
Size
Males up to 60cm; females up to 81cm
The White-lipped Pit Viper is a green arboreal viper with the lower side of the head coloured yellow, white or pale green. Males have a pale stripe along the lower flank, which is absent in females. Males reach about 60cm, while females may reach 81cm. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species occurs across Southeast Asia and in southern China, including Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. It preys on birds, small frogs and small mammals and holds captured prey until it dies instead of striking and releasing it. Some taxonomic treatments formerly placed this snake in the genus Cryptelytrops. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the White-lipped Pit-viper eat?
- Birds, small frogs and small mammals
- Where is the White-lipped Pit-viper found?
- Southeast Asia and southern China, including Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong
- How big is the White-lipped Pit-viper?
- Males up to 60cm; females up to 81cm