Wildlifeof India
Trimeresurus erythrurus
Vipers
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Trimeresurus erythrurus
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Range
Eastern India (Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal
The red-tailed bamboo pit viper, also called the redtail pit viper, is a venomous pit viper found in South Asia and Myanmar. In India it is found in the east (Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur). The original type locality was given as the Ganges delta in West Bengal (Wikipedia, general species account).
The Reptile Database lists Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, West Bengal, Nagaland and Manipur. The account used here gives no information on size, habitat, diet or breeding.
Quick answers
- Where is the Trimeresurus erythrurus found?
- Eastern India (Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal