Bothriechis supraciliaris (TAYLOR, 1954)
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Bothriechis supraciliaris
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Blotched Eyelash-Pitviper, Blotched Palm-pitviper G: Gefleckte Lanzenotter S: Bocaracá manchada |
| Synonym | Bothrops schlegelii supraciliaris TAYLOR 1954 Bothriechis supraciliaris — SOLORZANO et al. 1998 Bothriechis supraciliaris — PORRAS & SOLORZANO 2006 Bothriechis supraciliaris — CASTOE et al. 2006 Bothriechis supraciliaris — WALLACH et al. 2014: 109 Bothriechis supraciliaris — ARTEAGA et al. 2024: 27 Bothriechis supraciliaris — REYES-VELASCO 2024 |
| Distribution | Costa Rica, Panama Type locality: “mountains near San Isidro del General, San Jose Province, Costa Rica." |
| Reproduction | ovoviviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: KU 31997 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A subspecies having soft spines above the eye but differing from known forms of schlegelii in having two supraoculars on each side, each with small soft, spiny processes; a row of elevated scales border the canthus, subcaudals partly single, partly divided, the latter third of tail orange; most scales of outer row ivory or partly ivory in color, none on second row; chin white, unpigmented; postorbital stripe narrow, bordered above by white. Thirty-seven light, dark edged blotches on dorsal part of body. (Taylor 1954) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 2497 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Habitat: forests, probably fully arboreal, based on similarity to schlegelii Synonymy: Werman, 1984 concluded that “supraciliaris does not represent a distinguishable species or subspecies, based on external morphology. The lack of any clear morphological distinction indicates that specimens previously assigned to supraciliaris are individuals of schlegelii with anomalous characteristics.” |
| Etymology | The specific epithet supraciliaris, which comes from the Latin words supra (meaning “above”) and cilium (meaning “eyelash”), refers to the prominent spine-like scales above the eye. |
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