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Definition of white lipped island pit viper
white lipped island pit viper
Plural:white lipped island pit vipers
• noun
1
A venomous snake species (Trimeresurus insularis) belonging to the pit viper subfamily, endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia, and renowned for its striking color variations, particularly a vivid blue morph found on Komodo Island.
Example
"Herpetologists traveled to Komodo National Park specifically to photograph the rare blue morph of the white lipped island pit viper."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of White lipped island pit viper. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/white-lipped-island-pit-viper