Bothriechis nubestris

Bothriechis nubestris

Taxonavigation

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 nubestris

Name

• Bothriechis nubestris Doan, Mason, Castoe, Sasa & Parkinson, 2016: 277

Holotype: UTA R-9637, adult ♀.

Type locality: “San Isidro de El General, Province of San José, COSTA RICA; approximately 3000 m.”

References

Primary references

• Doan, T.M., Mason, A.J., Castoe, T.A., Sasa, M. & Parkinson, C.L. 2016. A cryptic palm-pitviper species (Squamata: Viperidae: Bothriechis) from the Costa Rican highlands, with notes on the variation within B. nigroviridis. Zootaxa 4138(2): 271–290. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4138.2.3. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bothriechis nubestris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 March 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Talamancan Palm-Pitviper