Andean Forest-pitviper

Bothrops pulcher

Potentially dangerous

Classification

Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae

Common names: Andean forest-pitviper. Bothrops pulcher is a venomous pitviper species found in South America. The specific name is Latin, meaning "beautiful", in reference to the color pattern.

Distribution

Andean Forest-pitviper — (c) Pier Luiggi Maquilón, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Pier Luiggi Maquilón, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionBothrops pulcher, Wikipedia contributors Safetyreptiledatabase

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