Category
page 1Snakes of Central America
Boa constrictor
species of snake
garter snake
genus of reptiles
Bothrops
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics. The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words , , meaning , and , , meaning or , together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the Americas than any other group of venomous snakes. Currently, 48 species are recognized.
Bothrops asper
species of reptile
Lachesis
genus of snakes
milk snake
species of kingsnake
Oxybelis fulgidus
species of reptile
Agkistrodon bilineatus
species of reptile
mussuranas
genus of reptiles
Oxybelis aeneus
species of reptile
Trimorphodon
Trimorphodon is a genus of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes. They are commonly known as lyre snakes, named after the distinctive V-shaped pattern on their head that is said to resemble the shape of a lyre. In Mexico, they are commonly called "víbora de uña," or "nail viper." The word Trimorphodon is a combination of three Greek words, 'tri' - three, 'morph' - shape, and 'odon' - teeth, which refers to the three distinct kinds of teeth that lyre snakes have: recurved anterior teeth; shorter middle teeth, and large grooved fangs at the rear of the jaw. There are seven distinct speci
Leptophis ahaetulla
species of snake
Spilotes pullatus
species of large nonvenomous colubrid snake
DeKay's Brown Snake
species of reptile
Clelia clelia
species of reptile
Corallus annulatus
species of reptile
Lachesis melanocephala
species of reptile
Lachesis stenophrys
species of reptile
Adelphicos daryi
species of snake
Bothriechis marchi
species of reptile
Oxyrhopus petolarius
species of reptile
Chionactis occipitalis
species of reptile
Micrurus diastema
species of reptile
Micrurus nigrocinctus
species of reptile
Porthidium nasutum
species of reptile
Cerrophidion godmani
species of reptile
Micrurus mipartitus
species of reptile
Ungaliophis continentalis
species of reptile
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
species of reptile
Roatan coral snake
species of reptile
Ninia sebae
species of reptile
Bothriechis nigroviridis
species of reptile
Micrurus browni
species of reptile
Corallus ruschenbergerii
species of reptile
Trachyboa boulengeri
species of reptile
Pliocercus euryzonus
species of reptile
Micrurus stuarti
species of reptile
Micrurus hippocrepis
species of reptile
Bothriechis thalassinus
species of reptile
Leptotyphlops macrolepis
species of reptile
Oxybelis brevirostris
species of reptile
Micrurus latifasciatus
species of reptile
Porthidium ophryomegas
species of reptile
Sibon sanniolus
species of reptile
Amastridium veliferum
species of reptile
Imantodes gemmistratus
species of reptile
Geophis dunni
species of reptile
Adelphicos ibarrorum
species of reptile
Bothriechis guifarroi
species of reptile
Ungaliophis panamensis
species of reptile
Rhadinella godmani
species of reptile
Xenodon rabdocephalus
species of reptile
Chionactis palarostris
species of reptile
Chironius exoletus
species of reptile
Tantilla melanocephala
species of reptile
Bothrops punctatus
species of reptile
Geophis immaculatus
species of reptile
Leptophis modestus
species of reptile
Leptophis mexicanus
species of reptile
Pituophis lineaticollis
species of reptile