| Saint Lucia Lancehead | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. caribbaeus Garman, 1887 |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops caribbaeus |
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The Saint Lucia Lancehead or Saint Lucia Pit Viper (Bothrops caribbaeus) is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
It can reach a length in excess of 1.3 meters. It is gray to gray-brown, with gray or brown markings that are distinct mid-dorsally, and fade towards its sides. It has an irregular temporal stripe.