Craspedocephalus anamallensis explained

Craspedocephalus anamallensis, also known as Malabarian pit viper is a species of partly arboreal and venomous pitviper from South India. It is named after the Anamalai hills it is from.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Craspedocephalus anamallensis is known to have multiple colour morphs: brown, green, grey and olive.

Notes and References

1. Mallik . Ashok Kumar . Srikanthan . Achyuthan Needamangalam . Ganesh . Sumaithangi Rajagopalan . Vijayakumar . Seenapuram Palaniswamy . Campbell . Patrick D. . Malhotra . Anita . Shanker . Kartik . 2021-10-06 . Resolving pitfalls in pit viper systematics – A multi-criteria approach to species delimitation in pit vipers (Reptilia, Viperidae, Craspedocephalus) of Peninsular India reveals cryptic diversity . Vertebrate Zoology . en . 71 . 577–619 . 10.3897/vz.71.e66239 . free . 2625-8498.
2. Web site: Craspedocephalus anamallensis . 2024-08-23 . The Reptile Database.