Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Trimeresurus truongsonensis (Trimeresurus truongsonensis), recorded as Endangered
Trimeresurus truongsonensis (Trimeresurus truongsonensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Trimeresurus truongsonensis

Trimeresurus truongsonensis

Trimeresurus truongsonensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Vietnam.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Trimeresurus truongsonensis
Taxonomy
Squamata · Viperidae · Trimeresurus

The viper

Trimeresurus truongsonensis is a viper in the family Viperidae.

Range and habitat

This species is known with certainty only from the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province, in the Annamite Mountains of central Vietnam. This species is found in evergreen tropical forests at elevations of 500–600 m (1,600–2,000 ft) above sea level. Trimeresurus truongsonensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Vietnam.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Trimeresurus truongsonensis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Trimeresurus truongsonensis, Wikidata item Q5120678. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Trimeresurus kanburiensis

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Quick answers

What is Trimeresurus truongsonensis?
Trimeresurus truongsonensis is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Vietnam.
What is the conservation status of Trimeresurus truongsonensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Trimeresurus truongsonensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Trimeresurus truongsonensis live?
This species is found in evergreen tropical forests at elevations of 500–600 m (1,600–2,000 ft) above sea level.
Why is Trimeresurus truongsonensis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Trimeresurus truongsonensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Trimeresurus truongsonensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.