# Trimeresurus vogeli

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Species of snake

Trimeresurus vogeli Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Genus: Trimeresurus Species: T. vogeli Binomial name Trimeresurus vogeli David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001 Synonyms[2] Trimeresurus vogeli David, Vidal & Pauwels, 2001 Viridovipera vogeli — Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004 Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) vogeli — David, G. Vogel & Dubois, 2011 Trimeresurus vogeli — Li Vigni, 2013

***Trimeresurus vogeli***, [commonly known](/source/Common_name) as the **Vogel's pit viper**,[2] is a [venomous](/source/Venomous_snake) [pitviper](/source/Crotalinae) [species](/source/Species) native to [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia).

## Etymology

The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)), *vogeli*, is in honor of [German](/source/German_people) [herpetologist](/source/Herpetology) Gernot Vogel.[3]

## Geographic range

*Trimeresurus vogeli* is found in [Cambodia](/source/Cambodia), [Laos](/source/Laos), [Thailand](/source/Thailand), and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).[2]

## Habitat

The preferred natural [habitats](/source/Habitat) of *Trimeresurus vogeli* are [forest](/source/Forest) and [savanna](/source/Savanna), at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).[1]

## Description

*Trimeresurus vogeli* is large for its [genus](/source/Genus), and exhibits definite [sexual dimorphism](/source/Sexual_dimorphism). Males may attain a [snout-to-vent length](/source/Snout-vent_length) (SVL) of 0.8 m (2.6 ft). Females are longer, and may exceed 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in SVL.[2]

## Reproduction

*Trimeresurus vogeli* is [viviparous](/source/Viviparity).[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-1) [Stuart, B.L.](/source/Bryan_Lynn_Stuart); [Nguyen, T.Q.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Truong_Quang_Nguyen) (2012). ["*Trimeresurus vogeli*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192057/2034223). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2012** e.T192057A2034223. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192057A2034223.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192057A2034223.en). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-4) Species *[Trimeresurus vogeli](https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Trimeresurus&species=vogeli)* at [The Reptile Database](http://www.reptile-database.org/) www.reptile-database.org.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Beolens, Bo](/source/Bo_Beolens); [Watkins, Michael](/source/Michael_Watkins_(zoologist)); [Grayson, Michael](/source/Michael_Grayson) (2011). *The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles*. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (*Viridovipera vogeli*, p. 276).

## Further reading

- [Chan-ard T](/source/Tanya_Chan-ard), [Parr JWK](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_W.K._Parr), [Nabhitabhata J](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jarujin_Nabhitabhata) (2015). *A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand*. New York: Oxford University Press. 352 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-973649-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-973649-2) (hardcover), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-973650-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-973650-8) (paperback). (*Viridovipera vogeli*, p. 288).

- [David P](/source/Patrick_David), [Vidal N](/source/Nicolas_Vidal), [Pauwels OSG](/source/Olivier_Sylvain_G%C3%A9rard_Pauwels) (2001). "A Morphological Study of [Stejneger's](/source/Leonhard_Stejneger) Pitviper *Trimeresurus stejnegeri* (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from Thailand". *Russian Journal of Herpetology* **8** (3): 205–222. (*Trimeresurus vogeli*, new species).

- [Malhotra A](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anita_Malhotra), [Thorpe RA](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Roger_S._Thorpe) (2004). "A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (*Trimeresurus* and *Ovophis*)". *Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution* **32**: 83–100. (*Viridovipera vogeli*, new combination).

Taxon identifiers Trimeresurus vogeli Wikidata: Q3539229 Wikispecies: Trimeresurus vogeli CoL: 7D5PR GBIF: 2444507 iNaturalist: 30947 IRMNG: 11165580 ITIS: 1058467 IUCN: 192057 NCBI: 197219 Open Tree of Life: 651950 RD: vogeli

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