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title: "Common Bamboo Viper"
description: "Craspedocephalus gramineus — Répteis. Craspedocephalus gramineus, known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-bamboo-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Bamboo Viper

> Craspedocephalus gramineus — Répteis. Craspedocephalus gramineus, known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India.

- Scientific name: *Craspedocephalus gramineus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1042
- iNaturalist taxon: [1304706](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1304706)

## Names

- en: Common Bamboo Viper
- de: Gewöhnliche Bambusotter

## Countries with the most observations

IN (986)

## Summary

Craspedocephalus gramineus, known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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

## Photo

![Common Bamboo Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-bamboo-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69623663

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-bamboo-viper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).