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title: "Mangrove Viper"
description: "Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus — Répteis. Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus is a venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/mangrove-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mangrove Viper

> Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus — Répteis. Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus is a venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1308
- Wikidata: [Q2705811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [98700](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98700)

## Names

- en: Mangrove Viper
- de: Mangrovenotter

## Countries with the most observations

SG (902), MY (174), TH (147), ID (15), MM (8)

## Summary

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus is a venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Common names include: mangrove pit viper, mangrove viper, and shore pit viper.

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

## Photo

![Mangrove Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mangrove-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137951778

## Machine access

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