Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Craspedocephalus macrolepis - Large-scaled Pit Viper
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Type Locality: Annamalai Hills (Tamil Nadu)
Rare, known to be endemic to southern Western Ghats, especially Annamalai hills (Tamil Nadu), Palni hills (Kerala), and Agasthyamalai hills (Kerala) (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).The species occurs in semi-evergreen hill forests, shola patches, tea, cardamom and coffee plantations (Srinivasulu et al., 2013). Large-scaled Pit Viper has density of one individual per 2km2 (Ganesh et al., 2010). Killing by people (during encounters) and road-killing are major threats to the species (Srinivasulu et al., 2013).
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| Kerala | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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| Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Craspedocephalus macrolepis Beddome, 1862 – Large-scaled Pit Viper. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/craspedocephalus-macrolepis, accessed 2024/10/10.