Trimeresurus salazar
Trimeresurus salazar, also known as Salazar's pit viper, is a species of green pit viper discovered in the lowlands of the western part of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
It was named after Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter series.Name Origin
The name of this snake was named in July 2019 after Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter series by a herpetological expedition to Arunachal Pradesh, India. In the Harry Potter series, Salazar Slytherin is described as a Parselmouth in which he can communicate with snakes and the house he founded in Hogwarts, Slytherin is associated with the color green.Appearance
These vipers are green in color but also have yellow, black, orange, red, or gold markings. On males, they have a unique reddish orange on their heads. Their appearance is different to the trimeresurus albolabris, trimeresurus septentrionalis, and the trimeresurus insularis because of the number of teeth and the shape of it's hemipenis.
