Bothriechis lateralis
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Common names: side-striped palm viper,[2] green palm viper.[3]
Bothriechis lateralis is a venomous pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
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[edit] Description
Grows to a length of about 70 cm.
[edit] Feeding
Its diet consists of lizards, frogs, and occasionally small mammals and birds.[3]
[edit] Geographic range
Found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, including the Cordillera de Tilarán, the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera de Talamanca to the provinces of Chiriquí and Veraguas. Occurs at 850-980 m altitude. The type locality is listed as "Costa Rica vom Vulcan Barbo [Volcán Barba] ... und .. Veragua" [Panama].[1]
[edit] Venom
Bites can be serious, but fatalities are rare.[3] A polyvalent antivenin that covers this species is produced by the Instituto Clodomiro in Costa Rica.[5]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Bothriechis lateralis at Herps of Panama. Accessed 27 November 2006.
- ^ a b c Green Palm Viper (Bothriechis lateralis) at Cloud Forest Alive. Accessed 27 November 2006.
- ^ Bothriechis lateralis (TSN 634841). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 27 November 2006.
- ^ Bothriechis lateralis at Munich AntiVenom INdex. Accessed 27 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Species Bothriechis lateralis at the Species2000 Database
