Bothriechis | |
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Black-speckled palm-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroviridis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
Genus: | Bothriechis W. Peters, 1859 |
Species | |
11 species (see text) | |
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Bothriechis is a genus of venomous pit vipers, commonly called palm vipers[2] or palm-pitvipers[3] found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, although the most common species, B. schlegelii, ranges as far south as Colombia and Peru.[4] All members are relatively slender and arboreal. The name Bothriechis is derived from the Greek words bothros and echis that mean "pit" and "viper" respectively.[3] Ten species and no subspecies are currently generally recognized.[5][6]
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