Palm Pitvipers

Bothriechis rasikusumorum

Classification

Class: Squamata
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae

Bothriechis rasikusumorum is a species of pit viper described in 2024. It is only known from the Río Magdalena watershed in Huila Department, Colombia, from the slopes of both Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental. Bothriechis rasikusumorum is an arboreal snake that can grow to a total length of 650 mm (26 in) in males and 799 mm (31.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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