Bothriechis schlegelii

Bothriechis schlegelii
	Specimens from Colombia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothriechis
Species:	B. schlegelii
Binomial name
	Bothriechis schlegelii; (Berthold, 1846)
Synonyms
	List Trigonocephalus Schlegelii ; Berthold, 1846 ; [Trigonocephalus] Schlegelii ; — Berthold, 1846 ; T[eleuraspis]. Schlegeli ; — Cope, 1860 ; B[othrops]. Schlegeli ; — Jan, 1863 ; Teleuraspis schlegelii ; — Cope, 1871 ; Bothrops Schlegelii ; — Jan & Sordelli, 1875 ; Th[anatos]. Schlegelii ; — Posada Arango, 1889 ; Th[anatophis]. Schlegelii ; — Posada Arango, 1889 ; Bothriechis schlegeli ; — Günther, 1895 ; Lachesis schlegelii ; — Boulenger, 1896 ; Thanatophis colgadora ; Garcia, 1896 ; Lachesis schlegeli ; — Boettger, 1898 ; Trimeresurus schlegelii ; — Mocquard, 1909 ; Bothriechis schlegelii ; — Cuesta Terron, 1930 ; Bothrops schlegelii supraciliaris ; Taylor, 1954 ; [Bothrops schlegelii ; schlegelii ] ; — Taylor, 1954 ; Bothrops schlegeli supraciliaris ; — Duellman & Berg, 1962 ; [Bothrops supraciliaris] ; — Stuart, 1963 ; Bothrops schlegeli ; — Hoge, 1966 ; Trigonocephalus schlegelii ; — Hoge, 1966 ; Bothriechis schlegelii ; — Campbell & Lamar, 1989 ;

Bothriechis schlegelii, known commonly as the highland eyelash-pitviper or Schlegel's eyelash-pitviper,^[2] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae, native to Colombia.

Somewhat small, arboreal snakes, B. schlegelii is perhaps best known for the namesake superciliary ("eyelash") scales above its eyes, and for having distinctly keeled or "raised" scales covering the bulk of its body. The species is also known for producing a veritable rainbow of color forms (morphs). It is the most common of the green palm-pitvipers (genus Bothriechis),^[3] and is often present in zoological exhibits, owing to its general hardiness. The specific name schlegelii honors Hermann Schlegel, who was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.^[4]

For other common names, see below. No subspecies are currently recognized as being valid.^[5]

^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothriechis schlegelii, p. 235).
^ "Bothriechis schlegelii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 June 2007.

[McD99-1] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

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[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothriechis schlegelii, p. 235).

[ITIS-5] "Bothriechis schlegelii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 June 2007.

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Bothriechis schlegelii


Specimens from Colombia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothriechis
Species:	B. schlegelii
Binomial name
*Bothriechis schlegelii* (Berthold, 1846)
Synonyms
List Trigonocephalus Schlegelii Berthold, 1846 [Trigonocephalus] Schlegelii — Berthold, 1846 T[eleuraspis]. Schlegeli — Cope, 1860 B[othrops]. Schlegeli — Jan, 1863 Teleuraspis schlegelii — Cope, 1871 Bothrops Schlegelii — Jan & Sordelli, 1875 Th[anatos]. Schlegelii — Posada Arango, 1889 Th[anatophis]. Schlegelii — Posada Arango, 1889 Bothriechis schlegeli — Günther, 1895 Lachesis schlegelii — Boulenger, 1896 Thanatophis colgadora Garcia, 1896 Lachesis schlegeli — Boettger, 1898 Trimeresurus schlegelii — Mocquard, 1909 Bothriechis schlegelii — Cuesta Terron, 1930 Bothrops schlegelii supraciliaris Taylor, 1954 [Bothrops schlegelii schlegelii ] — Taylor, 1954 Bothrops schlegeli supraciliaris — Duellman & Berg, 1962 [Bothrops supraciliaris] — Stuart, 1963 Bothrops schlegeli — Hoge, 1966 Trigonocephalus schlegelii — Hoge, 1966 Bothriechis schlegelii — Campbell & Lamar, 1989^[1]

Bothriechis schlegelii

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