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Bothriechis is a genus of pit vipers, commonly called palm vipers [2] or palm-pit vipers [3] found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, although the most common species, B. schlegelii, ranges as far south as Colombia and Peru. [4]
The species is also known for producing a veritable rainbow of color forms . It is the most common of the green palm-pitvipers (genus Bothriechis), [3] and is often present in zoological exhibits, owing to its general hardiness. The specific name schlegelii honors Hermann Schlegel, who was a German ornithologist and herpetologist. [4]
Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, [1] otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers, or pitvipers, and including rattlesnakes Crotalus and Sistrurus.
The Central American eyelash-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroadspersus) (from Latin, nigrum, meaning "black", and adspersus meaning "sprinkled") is a species of pit viper. [ 1 ] Although once listed as a synonym of Bothriechis schlegelii , it was revalidated in a 2024 revision of the latter species.
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This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [1] Acanthophis ... Bothriechis Bothriechis aurifer
This species is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: B1ab(iii,v) (v3.1, 2001). [6] A species is listed as such when the best available evidence indicates that the extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 20,000 km², the population to be severely fragmented or known to exist at no more than 10 locations, Therefore that a ...
Bothriechis: Species: B. khwargi. Binomial name; Bothriechis khwargi. Arteaga et al. 2024. Bothriechis khwargi is a species of pit viper described in 2024. [1] [2]