IMG_8993-0cc(W) Malayan Mountain Pit Viper (Ovophis convictus)

Location: Peninsular Malaysia

Size: about 1 foot, max is about 1 meter

Toxicity: Venomous

 

First described by Stoliczka (1870). Also known as Malayan Brown Pit Viper, or Mountain Pit Viper. Active hunter, not a stalker (sit & wait predator).

 

Habitat: Montane 600-2600m

 

Range: Bangladesh; China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia (Sumatera); Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Taiwan, China; Thailand; Vietnam

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