Bothriechis khwargi 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) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Khwarg’s Eyelash-Pitviper. G: Khwargs Lanzenotter S: Víbora de pestañas de Khwarg |
Synonym | Bothriechis khwargi ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS 2024: 39 |
Distribution | Colombia (Cordillera Oriental) Type locality: Finca la Esperanza, vereda Sogamoso, municipio de Betulia, Santander department, Colombia (7.00600, -73.421608; 1195 m elevation. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: UIS-R 4294 (Figs 17, 18b), adult female collected by Elson Meneses-Pelayo on November 15, 2017. Paratypes: All labeled Bothriechis khwargi sp. nov. in Suppl. material 1. |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Venomous! Sympatry: B. klebbai |
Etymology | Named after Jue-won Khwarg, in recognition of his support of the discovery and protection of new species of vipers in the Andes of Colombia. Khwarg is a conservationist with a special love for the lesser-known reptiles of the unexplored regions of the tropics. |
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