Dorsally, the color pattern is the same as that of D. russelii, except that the color is more grayish or olive, with small spots between the large spot rows. The venter is suffused with gray posteriorly.[6]
Common names
Common names for D. siamensis include eastern Russell's viper and[4] Siamese Russell's viper.
Previously, other common names were used to describe
subspecies that are now part of the synonymy of this species: Indonesian Russell's viper for "limitis", and Formosan Russell's viper for "formosensis".[5]
Brown (1973) mentions that D. siamensis can also found in
Vietnam,
Laos and on the Indonesian island of
Sumatra.[7]Ditmars (1937) reportedly received a specimen from
Sumatra as well.[8] However, its distribution in the Indonesian archipelago is still being elucidated.[9]
Antivenom
As of 2016,
antivenoms for Daboia siamensis were produced in India, Myanmar and Thailand.[4]
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Campbell JA,
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^Brown JH (1973). Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229.
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^Ditmars RL (1933). Reptiles of the World. Revised Edition. New York: The MacMillan Company. 329 pp. + 89 plates.
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Further reading
Smith MA (1917). "Descriptions of New Reptiles and a New Batrachian from Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam2 (3): 221-225. (Vipera russelli siamensis, new subspecies, pp. 223–224 + photograph).
Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Batrachia, Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. ("Vipera russelli siamensis", p. 484).