Bothriechis supraciliaris
Bothriechis supraciliaris, commonly known as the blotched palm-pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to southern pacific parts of Talamanca Mountain Range in Costa Rica and western Panama.[2] No subspecies are recognized.[3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothriechis |
| Species: | B. supraciliaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothriechis supraciliaris (Taylor, 1954) | |
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Description
Bothriechis supraciliaris is usually 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in total length (including tail), but can reach 80 cm (31 in).[7] Its body colour varies. It can be either bluish-green, reddish-brown, or reddish-maroon, but usually it is bright-green or moss-green. The body is circular, ovoid and rhomboid in cross-section, with irregular dorsal blotches, that sometimes form crossbands. The belly is light. There are 21-23 dorsal scales rows at midbody. The head carries dark stripes and prominent scales that are located above the eyes.[7] The only sexual dimorphism noted is that females of the species tend to be longer and thicker than males.[8]
Geographic range
The geographic range of B. supraciliaris is limited to mountains near San Isidro del General, San Jose Province, Costa Rica.[5]
Taxonomy
Bothriechis supraciliaris was formerly considered a subspecies of B. schlegelii, the eyelash palm-pitviper.[3][9]
References
- "Bothriechis supraciliaris". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Twan Leenders: Reptiles of Costa Rica, Cornell University Press, Ithaca & London, 2019. ISBN 978-0-9894408-4-4.
- O'Shea, Mark (March 2008). Venomous Snakes of the World. New Holland Publishers. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-84773-086-2.
- "Taxonomic Information for Bothriechis supraciliaris". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- "Facts about Bothriechis supraciliaris". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- Lomonte, Bruno; Tsai, Wan-Chih; Bonilla, Fabián; Solórzano, Alejandro; Solano, Gabriela; Angulo, Yamileth; Gutiérrez, José María; Calvete, Juan J. (2012). "Snake venomics and toxicological profiling of the arboreal pitviper Bothriechis supraciliaris from Costa Rica". Toxicon. 59 (5): 592–599. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.01.005. ISSN 0041-0101. PMID 22333435.
- "Bothriechis supraciliaris". AFPMB Living Hazards Database. Armed Forces Pest Management Board. Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- Solórzano, Alejandro; Gómez, Luis D.; Monge-Nájera, Julián; Crother, Brian I. (1998). "Redescription and validation of Bothriechis supraciliaris". Revista de Biología Tropical. 46 (2): 1001–1013. ISSN 0034-7744.
- Lillywhite, Harvey B. (April 2014). How Snakes Work: Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes. Oxford University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-19-538037-8.
Further reading
- Taylor EH. (1954). "Further Studies on the Serpents of Costa Rica". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 36 (11): 673–800. (Bothrops schlegelii supraciliaris, new subspecies, pp. 791–794, Figure 39).