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title: "Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus"
description: "Protobothrops mucrosquamatus — Reptielen. Protobothrops mucrosquamatus is a pit viper species endemic to Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-spotted-pitviper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus

> Protobothrops mucrosquamatus — Reptielen. Protobothrops mucrosquamatus is a pit viper species endemic to Asia.

- Scientific name: *Protobothrops mucrosquamatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 4113
- Wikidata: [Q716295](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716295)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30996](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30996)

## Names

- en: Brown spotted pitviper
- de: Chinesische Habu-Grubenotter
- es: Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
- fr: Vipère à taches brunes
- it: Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus
- nl: Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus

## Countries with the most observations

TW (3002), CN (812), VN (95), HK (46), JP (23), IN (6), MM (4)

## Summary

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus is a pit viper species endemic to Asia. Common names include: brown-spotted pit viper, Taiwanese habu and pointed-scaled pit viper. No subspecies are currently recognized. The species was first described by Theodore Cantor in 1839.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protobothrops_mucrosquamatus

## Photo

![Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-spotted-pitviper/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18089488

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-spotted-pitviper?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).