Bothriechis hussaini ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE & HARRIS, 2024
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Bothriechis hussaini
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Hussain’s Eyelash-Pitviper G: Hussains Lanzenotter S: Víbora de pestañas de Hussain; local name: Cabeza de candado, víbora sol (yellow morph) |
| Synonym | Bothriechis hussaini ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS 2024: 54 |
| Distribution | SW Ecuador, NW Peru Type locality: Buenaventura Biological Reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador (-3.65467, -79.76794; 524 m |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ZSFQ 5056 (Figs 29, 30g), subadult male collected on June 11, 2019. Paratypes: AMNH, DH- MECN, MZUA, ZSFQ |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Bothriechis hussaini sp. nov. is diagnosed based on the following combination of characters: (1) supraciliary scales low and granular to triangular; (2) anterior dorsal head scales smooth or barely keeled; (3) gular scales 1/2 size of chinshields; (4) 5–8 interoculolabials; (5) 2–3 canthals, which may be flat or slightly raised forming a ridge along the canthus; (6) loreal in contact with preocular; (7) yellow morph present; (8) dorsal bands black or pink or a combination of both; (9) opposing kidney shaped dorsal marks absent; (10) black speckles on dorsal scales present; (11) black speckling on ventral surfaces prominent; (12) ventral surfaces never entirely white; (13) iris green to yellow with fine black speckles, spots, or reticulations; (14) 21–23 dorsal scale rows at mid-body; (15) 140–151 ventrals in males, 147–153 in females; (16) maximum total length in males 608 mm, in females 656 mm. (Arteaga et al. 2024: 50) Additional details (2787 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! |
| Etymology | Named after Prince Hussain Aga Khan, who has devoted his life, influence, and wealth to environmental conservation since he was eleven years old. In 2014, he created a Swiss-based non-profit called Focused On Nature (FON), through which he protects endangered global biodiversity through local organizations worldwide. |
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