Craspedocephalus occidentalis explained

Craspedocephalus occidentalis is a venomous species of arboreal pit viper from Southern India. It has been confused for Craspedocephalus gramineus often. It is named after the Latin word for 'west', 'occidentalis', as it is from the western portion of Southern India.^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

It is known to inhabit the trees in the wet forests of the Western Ghats.

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 occidentalis . 2024-08-25 . The Reptile Database.