Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
Trimeresurus sabahi
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipers)
- GenusTrimeresurus (Asian Lanceheads)
- SpeciesTrimeresurus sabahi (Sabah Bamboo Pitviper)
About the Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
Trimeresurus sabahi, commonly known as the Sabah pit viper or Sabah bamboo pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species. If defined narrowly, it is endemic to the island of Borneo. If defined more broadly, it consists of five subspecies found in Southeast Asia.
There are five subspecies: Trimeresurus sabahi barati Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – Sumatra, Mentawai Archipelago (Indonesia) T. s. buniana Grismer, Grismer & McGuire, 2006 – Tioman Island (Malaysia) T. s. fucatus Vogel, David & Pauwels, 2004 – Malay Peninsula (southern Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia)
T. s. sabahi Regenass & Kramer, 1981 – northern Borneo (Malaysia) T. s. toba David, Petri, Vogel & Doria, 2009 – Sumatra IUCN treats these as full species, respectively T. barati, T. buniana, T. fucatus, and T. toba, restricting T. sabahi to the nominotypical subspecies.
Adults 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... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.