Bothriechis schlegelii

Bothriechis schlegelii

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 schlegelii

Name

Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846)

• Holotype: ZFMK 32554 (formerly ZIUG).
• Type locality: Popayán, Colombia.

Combinations

• Trigonocephalus schlegelii Berthold, 1846: 13 [original combination]
• Teleuraspis schlegelii – Cope, 1860 [subsequent combination]
• Bothrops schlegelii – Jan, 1863: 127 [subsequent combination]
• Thanatos schlegelii – Posada-Arango, 1889 [subsequent combination]
• Thanatophis schlegelii – Posada-Arango, 1889 [subsequent combination]
• Bothriechis schlegelii – Günther, 1895-1902 [subsequent combination]
• Lachesis schlegelii – Boulenger, 1896 [subsequent combination]
• Trimeresurus schlegelii – Mocquard, 1909 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Berthold, A.A. 1846. Über verschiedene neue oder seltene Reptilien aus Neu-Granada und Crustaceen aus China. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 3: 3–32.

Additional references

• Arteaga, A., Pyron, R.A., Batista, A., Vieira, J., Meneses-Pelayo, E., Smith, E.N., Barrio Amorós, C.L., Koch, C., Agne, S., Valencia, J.H., Bustamante, L. & Harris, K.J. 2024. Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three. Evolutionary Systematics 8(1): 15–64. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: Křovinář ostnitý
English: Highland Eyelash-Pitviper
español: Toboba de pestaña
français: Vipère de Schlegel

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