Palm Vipers
Bothriechis
Bothriechis is a genus of venomous pitvipers commonly called palm vipers or palm-pitvipers found predominantly in Mexico and Central America, although the most common species, B. schlegelii, ranges as far south as Colombia and Peru. All members are relatively slender and arboreal. The name Bothriechis is derived from the Greek words bothros and echis that mean "pit" and "viper" respectively. Ten species and no subspecies are currently generally recognized.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Central American Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis nigroadspersus
Side-striped palm pit viper
speciesBothriechis lateralis
Highland Eyelash-Pitviper
speciesBothriechis schlegelii
Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis nigroviridis
Ecuadorian Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis nitidus
Blotched Palm-pitviper
speciesBothriechis supraciliaris
Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis aurifer
Guatemala Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis bicolor
March's Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis marchi
Merendon Palm-pitviper
speciesBothriechis thalassinus
Hussain's Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis hussaini
Talamancan Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis nubestris
Guifarro's Palm Pitviper
speciesBothriechis guifarroi
Shah's Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis rasikusumorum
Khwarg's Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis khwargi
Rowley's Palm Pit Viper
speciesBothriechis rowleyi
Birri Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis torvus
Klebba's Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis klebbai
Rahim's Eyelash-Viper
speciesBothriechis rahimi
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 30842.