# Trimeresurus rubeus

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Species of snake

Trimeresurus rubeus T. rubeus juvenile in Cat Tien National Park Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Trimeresurus Species: T. rubeus Binomial name Trimeresurus rubeus (Malhotra, Thorpe, Mrinalini, and Stuart, 2011) Synonyms[3] Cryptelytrops rubeus Malhotra, Thorpe, Mrinalini, and Stuart, 2011[2] Trimeresurus rubeus (Malhotra et al., 2011)

***Trimeresurus rubeus***, [commonly known](/source/Common_name) as the **ruby-eyed green pitviper**, is a [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pit viper](/source/Crotalinae) [species](/source/Species) endemic to [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia). It occurs in southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

*Trimeresurus rubeus* inhabits [seasonal tropical forests](/source/Seasonal_tropical_forest), including lightly disturbed ones. All specimens have been recorded at night in dense vegetation, often near fast-flowing streams. It is known from elevations below 500 m (1,600 ft) [above sea level](/source/Above_sea_level). Although most known populations occur in national parks, it can be threatened by habitat loss and harvesting for food and [snake wine](/source/Snake_wine).[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_20_November_2021_1-2) Stuart, B.; Grismer, L.; Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). ["*Trimeresurus rubeus*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194065/2295871). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2012** e.T194065A2295871. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T194065A2295871.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T194065A2295871.en). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Malhotra_et_al._2011_2-0)** Anita Malhotra; Roger S. Thorpe; Mrinalini & Bryan L. Stuart (2011). ["Two new species of pitviper of the genus *Cryptelytrops* Cope 1860 (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Southeast Asia"](http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt02757p023.pdf) (PDF). *[Zootaxa](/source/Zootaxa)*. **2757**: 1–23. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.11646/zootaxa.2757.1.1](https://doi.org/10.11646%2Fzootaxa.2757.1.1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RDB_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RDB_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RDB_3-2) [*Trimeresurus rubeus*](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Trimeresurus&species=rubeus) at the [Reptarium.cz Reptile Database](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/). Accessed 28 November 2021.

## External links

- [Images at iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98701-Trimeresurus-rubeus)

Taxon identifiers Trimeresurus rubeus Wikidata: Q591163 Wikispecies: Trimeresurus rubeus GBIF: 2444152 iNaturalist: 1367252 ITIS: 1058519 IUCN: 194065 NCBI: 1686054 Open Tree of Life: 5856952 RD: rubeus

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