Bothriechis nigroviridis

Bothriechis nigroviridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothriechis
Species:
B. nigroviridis
Binomial name
Bothriechis nigroviridis
Peters, 1859
Synonyms
  • Bothriechis nigroviridis Peters, 1859
  • B[othrops (Bothriechis)]. nigro-viridis Müller, 1877
  • Lachesis nigroviridis Boulenger, 1896
  • Bothrops nigroviridis March, 1929
  • Bothrops nigroviridis nigroviridis Barbour & Loveridge, 1929
  • Trimeresurus nigroviridis Pope, 1955
  • Bothriechis nigroviridis Campbell & Lamar, 1989[2]

Bothriechis nigroviridis is a pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3] The specific name is derived from the Latin niger (black) and viridis (green) in reference to its distinctive color pattern.

  1. ^ a b Acosta Chaves, V.; Batista, A.; García Rodríguez, A.; Saborío, G.; Vargas Álvarez, J. (2019). "Bothriechis nigroviridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203660A2769445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203660A2769445.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).