Palm Pitvipers

Bothriechis nigroadspersus

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Class: Squamata
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae

The Central American eyelash-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroadspersus) (from Latin, nigrum, meaning "black", and adspersus meaning "sprinkled") is a species of pit viper. Although once listed as a synonym of Bothriechis schlegelii, it was revalidated in a 2024 revision of the latter species. Range This species is widely distributed.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Palm Pitvipers

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