A new species of arboreal pitviper from the Atlantic versant of northern Central America.
Rev Biol Trop
; 48(4): 1001-13, 2000 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-11487920
ABSTRACT
A new species of green, prehensile-tailed pitviper of the genus Bothriechis is described from the Atlantic slopes of eastern Guatemala and western Honduras. This species appears to be most closely related to B. bicolor of the Pacific versant of Chiapas (Mexico) and Guatemala. Several other species of Bothriechis occur on the Atlantic versant of northern Central America, including two montane species, B. aurifer and B. marchi but, with one possible exception, these are not known to be sympatric with the new species and occur in different mountain ranges. The widespread B. schlegelii occurs up to at least 900 m on the Sierra de Caral, where the lowest elevation recorded for the new species is 885 m.
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Assunto principal:
Viperidae
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Guatemala
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Honduras
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Biol Trop
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos