Bothriechis nubestris DOAN, MASON, CASTOE, SASA & PARKINSON, 2016
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Bothriechis nubestris
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Talamancan Palm-Pitviper |
| Synonym | Bothriechis nubestris DOAN, MASON, CASTOE, SASA & PARKINSON 2016 Bothriechis nubestris — MASON et al. 2019 |
| Distribution | Costa Rica (San José) Type locality: San Isidro de El General, Province of San José, COSTA RICA; approximately 3000 m |
| Reproduction | ovovivparous |
| Types | Holotype: UTA R-9637 (Campbell and Lamar, 2004: fig. 97B), an adult female; collected in October 1973 by Peter Seigfried. Paratypes. All from province of San José, COSTA RICA: UTA R-2801, 2808, 2850, 7327, 7463, 9635, 9636, 10433, all from San Isidro de El General District; UCR 5727, 5728, 5758, 11151, 15420, 15423, 15424, 15432, all from San Gerardo de Dota; UCR 12356, from División, Páramo District. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: (1) a medium-sized slender arboreal pitviper; (2) dorsum green with heavy black mottling; (3) iris blackish; (4) superciliary scales absent; (5) interrictals 22–29; (6) supraoculars thin, usually kidney-shaped; (7) intersupraoculars 6–10; (8) partial rows or two rows of irregular scales between suboculars and supralabials; (9) infralabials 9–12; (10) first dorsals usually 21 (75.9%); (11) second dorsals usually 21 (58.6%); (12) third dorsals usually 17 (85.7%); (13) ventrals 150–160; (14) subcaudals 52–64; (15) tail prehensile. (Doan et al. 2016) Additional details (799 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! Similar species: B. nigroviridis |
| Etymology | The specific epithet means ‘belonging to the clouds’. It is derived from the Latin noun nubes, –is, meaning cloud, and the Latin suffix –estris, meaning belonging to. This name alludes to the fact that this species inhabits cloud forests. The common name Talamancan Palm-Pitviper refers to its range in the Cordillera de Talamanca |
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