Toad-headed Pitvipers
Bothrocophias
Bothrocophias is a genus of venomous snakes in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The genus is endemic to northern South America.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Small-eyed Toad-headed Pitviper
speciesBothrocophias microphthalmus
Ecuadorian Toadheaded Pitviper
speciesBothrocophias campbelli
Amazonian Toad-headed Pitviper
speciesBothrocophias hyoprora
Andean Lancehead
speciesBothrocophias andianus
Lojan Lancehead
speciesBothrocophias lojanus
Chocoan Toadheaded Pitviper
speciesBothrocophias myersi
Bothrocophias tulitoi
speciesBothrocophias tulitoi
Bothrocophias myrringae
speciesBothrocophias myrringae
Colombian Toadheaded Pitviper
speciesBothrocophias colombianus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30828.