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Higher TaxaViperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesS: Equis Orito, Equis Rabo de Chucha
E: Golden Lancehead or Opossum Tailed Lancehead, Chocoan Forest Pit Viper 
SynonymLachesis punctatus GARCIA 1896: 31
Thanatophis montanus POSADO-ARANGO 1889: 344
Lachesis monticelli PERACCA 1910
Bothrops leptura AMARAL 1923: 102 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Bothrops monticelli — RENDAHL 1937
Bothrops monticelli — SMITH 1958
Bothrops montecelli [sic] — SMITH 1958 (fide VILLA et al. 1988)
Bothrops punctata— PETERS 1960
Bothrops punctatus — PETERS & OREJAS-MIRANDA 1970: 54
Bothrops punctata — VILLA et al. 1988
Bothriechis mahnerti SCHÄTTI & KRAMER 1991
Bothriechis punctatus mahnerti — SCHÄTTI & KRAMER 1993
Bothriopsis punctata — WELCH 1994: 31
Bothriopsis punctata — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 250
Bothrops punctata— WÜSTER et al. 2002
Bothrops punctatus — CASTRO-HERRERA & VARGAS-SALINAS 2008
Bothrops punctatus — FENWICK et al. 2009
Bothrops punctatus — CARRASCO et al. 2012
Bothrops punctatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 119 
DistributionSE Panama, W Colombia (incl. Valle del Cauca), NW Ecuador, elevation 0-2000 m

Type locality: Las Montañas de Dagua, Colombia.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesType: Unlocated (MCDIARMID et al. 1999)
Holotype: USNM 50110 [Bothrops leptura] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1859 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Type species: Thanatophis montanus POSADO-ARANGO 1889 is the type species of the genus Thanatophis POSADO-ARANGO 1889, now a synonym of Bothrops and Bothriechis. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin “punctatus” (feminine pūnctāta) meaning "spotted" or "pointed". It is a reference to color pattern of the species. 
References
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