page_title: Protobothrops cornutus
section_title: Habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Protobothrops cornutus / Habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper (Protobothrops cornutus, previously Trimeresurus cornutus)
context_page_description: Protobothrops cornutus, commonly known as the Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Vietnam. Previously, it had been known from only two specimens, but was recently rediscovered in the central part of the country. No subspecies are currently recognized.
context_section_description: It occurs in rainforests at low elevations.
caption: Close-up of head, showing "horns" to which the specific name, cornutus, refers.
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