Bothriechis rasikusumorum ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE & HARRIS, 2024
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Bothriechis rasikusumorum
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| Higher Taxa | Viperidae, Crotalinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Shah’s Eyelash-Pitviper G: Shahs Lanzenotter S: Víbora de pestañas de los Shah; local Spanish name: Culebra de tiro |
| Synonym | Bothriechis rasikusumorum ARTEAGA, PYRON, BATISTA, VIEIRA, MENESES-PELAYO, SMITH, BARRIO-AMORÓS, KOCH, AGNE, VALENCIA, BUSTAMANTE, HARRIS 2024: 45 |
| Distribution | Colombia (upper watershed of the Río Magdalena in Huila department, eastern slope of Cordillera Central, Cordillera Oriental, elevations 1,298–2,180 m) Type locality: Vereda El Regenero, Huila department, Colombia (1.82023, -75.99867; 1616 m elevation |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: CZUT-R 349 (Fig. 22), adult male collected by Hugo Hernández. Paratypes: See Suppl. material 1 in Arteaga et al. 2024. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Bothriechis rasikusumorum sp. nov. is diagnosed based on the following combination of characters: (1) supraciliary scales low and granular, or two pointy but not raised; (2) anterior dorsal head scales smooth; (3) gular scales similar in size to chinshields; (4) 5–10 interoculolabials; (5) 2–3 canthals which may be flat or slightly raised forming a ridge along the canthus; (6) loreal not in contact with preocular; (7) yellow morph absent; (8) dorsal bands dark brown or black; (9) opposing kidney shaped dorsal marks absent; (10) black speckles on dorsal scales present; (11) black speckling on ventral surfaces prominent posteriorly; (12) ventral surfaces never entirely white; (13) iris light green, yellow, or reddish brown with black reticulations; (14) 21–23 dorsal scale rows at mid-body; (15) 144–152 ventrals in males, 152–153 in females; (16) maximum total length in males 650 mm, in females 799 mm. (Arteaga et al. 2024: 45) Additional details (2826 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Venomous! |
| Etymology | Named after Rasik Shah (1939–2022), Kusum Shah (1942–present), and their grandson Oscar Shah. The Shah family helped fund the expedition that led to the discovery of this new species. |
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