Sabah bamboo pitviper
Trimeresurus sabahi, commonly known as the Sabah bamboo pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the island of Borneo.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. It is delivered in a bite, sting, or similar action. Venom has evolved in terrestr...
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starts withAdults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 62 cm (24 in).
Dorsally, it is uniform green, without crossbars. Ventrally it is pale green. There is narrow bicolor stripe on the first one and a half dorsal scale rows. In males this stripe is rust-colored or red below, and it is white above. In females it is yellow or white. The iris of the eye is red or orange in adults of both sexes, but in young specimens may be yellowish-green. There are no markings behind the eye.
The scalation includes 21 (23) rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 149-157/148-156 ventral scales in males/females or 148–159 in general, 72-76/59-65 subcaudal scales in males/females, and 9-11 supralabial scales (9-10 with the third being the largest).
Found on the island of Borneo in East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) and Indonesia (North Kalimantan). The type locality given is "Mount Kinabalu, Kulapis River, British North Borneo".
It inhabits mountainous regions at altitudes from 1,000 m (3,300 ft) to 1,150 m (3,770 ft), where it is commonly found on branches of shrubs and other low vegetation.
The reproductive biology of this species is unknown.
