Bothriechis marchi
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- Common names: Honduran palm-pitviper.[2]
Bothriechis marchi is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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[edit] Description
Adults often grow to more than 80 cm in length. The largest specimen on record was 96.8 cm. Green and relatively slender with a prehensile tail.[2]
[edit] Geographic range
Found on the Atlantic versant of northwestern Honduras and eastern Guatemala. Occurs in mesic forest at elevations of 500-1500 m altitude. The type locality given is "the Gold Mines at Quimistan [probably El Oro, Municipio de Quimistán, in the Sierra de Espíritu Santo to the northwest of the town of Quimistán], [Departamento de] Santa Barbara, Honduras Republic."[1]
[edit] See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ a b Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ Bothriechis marchi (TSN 634842). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 14 September 2007.
[edit] External links
- Bothriechis marchi at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2007.
