Bothriechis
Sign in to saveBothriechis is a genus of pit vipers, commonly called palm vipers or palm-pit vipers found predominantly in Mexico and Central America. All members are relatively slender and arboreal. The name Bothriechis is derived from the Greek words bothros and echis that mean "pit" and "viper" respectively. Ten species and no subspecies are currently generally recognized.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
Observations recorded8,756
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 138
- Family
- Viperidae
- Collections
- SEMAHN, UAZ, UF
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Panama
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- Parent taxon
- pit viper
- Image
- Bothriechis nigroadspersus (La Selva Biological Station).jpg
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