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Black-headed Bushmaster
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Black-headed Bushmaster

Lachesis melanocephala

Lachesis melanocephala is a venomous pit viper species found in Costa Rica. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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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 31049.