Bothriechis hussaini ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS, 2024
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Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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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 |
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 |
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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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