Wagler's Pit Viper
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Wagler's Pit Viper

Tropidolaemus wagleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
91 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Tropidolaemus wagleri, more commonly known as Wagler's pit viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. It is sometimes referred to as the temple viper because of its abundance around the Temple of the Azure Cloud in Malaysia. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Wagler's Pit Viper sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
LC

Sabah Bamboo Pitviper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trimeresurus sabahi

20–30% · Possible
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

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
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 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wagler's Pit Viper in Khao Sok National Park?

About 59% of wildlife watchers report a Wagler's Pit Viper sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 91 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wagler's Pit Viper in Khao Sok National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Wagler's Pit Viper in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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