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Bothrocophias myrringae

Bothrocophias myrringae

Classification

Family
Viperidae

Bothrocophias myrringae, also known as the High-Andean Toad-Headed Pitviper, is a species of venomous pit viper found in Colombia. It is named in honour of the philosophical and conceptual advisor of professor Tulio Manuel Angarita Serrano, Angarita-Sierra's mother, Myriam Sierra Guerrero who contributed to the development of the current Colombian education model - 'Myrringa' being a Spanish nickname meaning "pinch" or "small". Description Bothrocophias myrringae can be identified by many characters including specific scale counts, as well as the 28 or more dark brown bands or pairs of…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog