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 | ovovivparous. |
| 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) |
| 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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