Bothriechis nitidus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Bothriechis
Species: Bothriechis nitidus

Name

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Bothriechis nitidus (Günther, 1859)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.73.
  • Type locality: “Western Andes of Ecuador”.

Combinations

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  • Lachesis nitidus Günther, 1859: 414 [original combination]
  • Teleuraspis nitidaCope, 1871: 206 [subsequent combination]
  • Bothriechis nigroadspersusArteaga et al., 2024: 19 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Ecuadorian Eyelash-Pitviper