Craspedocephalus anamallensis
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Craspedocephalus anamallensis, also known as Malabarian pit viper, is a species of partly arboreal and venomous pitviper from South India. It is named after the Anamalai hills it is from. Craspedocephalus anamallensis is known to have multiple colour morphs: brown, green, grey and olive. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Periyar National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Anamala Pit Viper sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 7 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Anamala Pit Viper in Periyar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Periyar National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 410 mm in August.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anamala Pit Viper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Periyar National Park, in our data
Periyar National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Anamala Pit Viper sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anamala Pit Viper is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Periyar National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
