Trimeresurus malcolmi
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Smith’s Mountain Pit Viper
Some authorities place this species in the genus Parias.
![Smith’s Mountain Pit Viper (Trimeresurus malcolmi)](../images/herps/standard/18030345PD.jpg)
![Smith’s Mountain Pit Viper (Trimeresurus malcolmi)](../images/herps/standard/18030346PD.jpg)
![Smith’s Mountain Pit Viper (Trimeresurus malcolmi)](../images/herps/standard/18030347PD.jpg)
![Smith’s Mountain Pit Viper (Trimeresurus malcolmi)](../images/herps/standard/18030353PD.jpg)
This treasure of the highlands is every herper's number one snake target on Mt. Kinabalu, and it's pretty obvious why. Fortunately for me, I was out with my friend Kurt, who found two of these beauties in one evening.
This is the proud cover snake of the second edition of A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo. A wise choice!
Online references:
- Trimeresurus malcolmi account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Das, I. 2010. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-east Asia
- Malkmus, R., Manthey, U. Vogel, G., Hoffmann, P., & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians & Reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo)
- Stuebing, R. B., Inger, R. F., Lardner, B. 2014. A Field Guide to the Snakes of Borneo, Second Edition