Bothriechis thalassinus

Bothriechis thalassinus

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 thalassinus

Name

Bothriechis thalassinus Campbell & Smith, 2000: 1002

• Holotype: UTA R-46526, subadult ♂.
• Type locality: “Finca la Firmeza, Sierra de Caral, Izabal, Guatemala, 900 m (15°22’29" N, 88°41'44" W)” .

References

Primary references

• Campbell, J.A. & Smith, E.N. 2000. A new species of arboreal pitviper from the Atlantic versant of northern Central America. Revista de Biología Tropical 48(4): 1001–1013. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bothriechis thalassinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 March 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Merendon palm-pitviper
español: Víbora de pestañas del Merendón