Bothriechis klebbai ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE & HARRIS, 2024
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Bothriechis klebbai
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Klebba’s Eyelash-Pitviper G: Klebbas Lanzenotter S: Víbora de pestañas de Klebba |
| Synonym | Bothriechis klebbai ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS 2024: 41 |
| Distribution | Colombia (Cordillera Oriental) Type locality: Vereda Virolín, municipio de Charalá, Santander department, Colombia (6.10720, -73.19781; 1819 m elevation. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: ICN 2786 (Fig. 19), adult male collected by Pedro M. Ruiz-Carranza on September 21, 1979. Paratypes: See Suppl. material 1 in Arteaga et al. 2024. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Bothriechis klebbai sp. nov. is diagnosed based on the following combination of characters: (1) supraciliary scales low and granular or two raised, but not sharp; (2) anterior dorsal head scales smooth; (3) gular scales similar in size to chinshields; (4) 7–11 interoculolabials; (5) 2–4 canthals which may be flat or slightly raised forming a ridge along the canthus; (6) loreal in contact with preocular in ~1/3 of specimens; (7) yellow morph absent; (8) dorsal bands black; (9) opposing kidney shaped dorsal marks absent; (10) black speckles on dorsal scales present; (11) black speckling on ventral surfaces present, prominent; (12) ventral surfaces never entirely white; (13) iris rich dark reddish brown; (14) 21–23 dorsal scale rows at mid-body; (15) 144–151 ventrals in males, 141–151 in females; (16) maximum total length in males 671 mm, in females 874 mm. (Arteaga et al. 2024: 41) Additional details (3256 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! |
| Etymology | Named after Casey Klebba, whose dedication to the preservation of tropical biodiversity is exemplary. As a co-founder of Minifund.org, alongside Carly Jones, he has been one of the most invaluable supporters of AA’s field expeditions to remote areas of Ecuador and Colombia, resulting in the discovery of many new species to science. |
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