Bothriechis khwargi ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE & HARRIS, 2024
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Bothriechis khwargi
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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 | Diagnosis: Bothriechis khwargi sp. nov. is diagnosed based on the following combination of characters: (1) two triangular and moderately raised supraciliary scales; (2) anterior dorsal head scales keeled; (3) gular scales much smaller than chinshields; (4) 7–14 interoculolabials; (5) 3–4 canthals, some of which with raised triangular projections; (6) loreal in contact with preocular in ~1/3 of specimens; (7) yellow morph absent; (8) dorsal bands absent, faint, or restricted to top of dorsum in juveniles; (9) opposing kidney shaped dorsal marks absent; (10) black speckles on dorsal scales absent; (11) black speckling on ventral surfaces absent; (12) ventral surfaces entirely white in most individuals; (13) iris pale green or straw yellow; (14) 21–23 dorsal scale rows at mid-body; (15) 144–153 ventrals in males, 145–154 in females; (16) maximum total length in males 219 mm, in females 610 mm. (Arteaga et al. 2024: 39) Additional details (2511 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| 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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