Sabah Bamboo Pitviper
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Sabah Bamboo Pitviper

Trimeresurus sabahi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
69 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Trimeresurus sabahi, commonly known as the Sabah pit viper or Sabah bamboo pitviper, is a venomous pitviper species. If defined narrowly, it is endemic to the island of Borneo. If defined more broadly, it consists of five subspecies found in Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Malcolm’s Pitviper
NT

Malcolm’s Pitviper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trimeresurus malcolmi

30–40% · Possible
Sumatra Pit Viper
LC

Sumatra Pit Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Trimeresurus sumatranus

20–30% · Possible
North Philippine Temple Pitviper
LC

North Philippine Temple Pitviper

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Tropidolaemus subannulatus

40–50% · Likely
Chasen’s Mountain Pitviper
LC

Chasen’s Mountain Pitviper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Garthius chaseni

20–30% · With luck
Borneo Pit Viper

Borneo Pit Viper

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Craspedocephalus borneensis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Sabah Bamboo Pitviper sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 69 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sabah Bamboo Pitviper in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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