Bothrocophias myersi

Bothrocophias myersi, commonly known as the Chocoan toadheaded pitviper, is a species of venomous viper.[2]

Bothrocophias myersi

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrocophias
Species:
B. myersi
Binomial name
Bothrocophias myersi
Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001

Geographic range

The snake is endemic to the department of Cauca Department of Colombia. It occurs between 75 and 200 meters of altitude.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of the herpetologist Charles William Myers.[3]

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References

  1. Caicedo, J.R.; Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J. (2013). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178511A44955043.en.
  2. Species Bothrocophias myersi at The Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael;Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
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