Bothriechis klebbai 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: Klebba’s Eyelash-Pitviper G: Klebbas Lanzenotter S: Víbora de pestañas de Klebba
Synonym	Bothriechis klebbai ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS 2024: 41
Distribution	Colombia (Cordillera Oriental) Type locality: Vereda Virolín, municipio de Charalá, Santander department, Colombia (6.10720, -73.19781; 1819 m elevation.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: ICN 2786 (Fig. 19), adult male collected by Pedro M. Ruiz-Carranza on September 21, 1979. Paratypes: See Suppl. material 1 in Arteaga et al. 2024.
Diagnosis
Comment	Venomous!
Etymology	Named after Casey Klebba, whose dedication to the preservation of tropical biodiversity is exemplary. As a co-founder of Minifund.org, alongside Carly Jones, he has been one of the most invaluable supporters of AA’s field expeditions to remote areas of Ecuador and Colombia, resulting in the discovery of many new species to science.
References	Arteaga A, Pyron RA, Batista A, Vieira J, Meneses Pelayo E, Smith EN, Barrio Amorós CL, Koch C, Agne S, Valencia JH, Bustamante L, Harris KJ 2024. Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three. Evolutionary Systematics 8(1): 15-64 - get paper here
External links	Google images

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