Tropidolaemus laticinctus

Tropidolaemus laticinctus is a species of venomous snake in the pit viper subfamily, Crotalinae. Its common names are Sulawesi pit viper, broad-banded temple pitviper,^[1] or broad-banded pit viper.^[2] It is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.^[1][2]

Sulawesi Pit Viper from Tangkoko National Park

Tropidolaemus laticinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Tropidolaemus
Species:	T. laticinctus
Binomial name
Tropidolaemus laticinctus (Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007)
Synonyms[1]
Trimeresurus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht, and Melaun, 2007

Description

Unlike other temple viper species, this species lacks age-related and sexually dimorphic coloration.^[1][2]