Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
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Sabah Bamboo Pitviper

Trimeresurus sabahi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
15 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Wagler's Pit Viper
LC

Wagler's Pit Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidolaemus wagleri

50–60% · Likely
Malayan Pit Viper
LC

Malayan Pit Viper

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Calloselasma rhodostoma

Insufficient data
Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper
LC

Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper

Reptile

Ovophis convictus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
40–50
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Khao Sok National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Khao Sok National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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