''Bothrocophias colombianus'', commonly known as the Colombian toad-headed pitviper, is a
species of
venomous snake in the family
Viperidae.
[McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume).] It is
endemic to
South America.
Geographic range
It is found in western
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
in the departments of
Antioquia and
Cauca.
Description
In coloration and pattern ''Bothrocophias colombianus'' closely resembles its
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
n "cousin" ''
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
''Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen'' was formerly a venomous pit viper subspecies found in the eastern United States. However, recent taxonomic changes do not recognize the northern copperhead (''A. c. mokasen'') as a valid taxon.
New taxonomy
The ...
'', commonly known as the northern copperhead.
References
Further reading
*
Rendahl, H., and G. Vestergren. Notes on Colombian Snakes. ''Arkiv för Zoologi'' 33 (5): 1–16. (''Bothrops microphthalmus colombianus'', p. 15.)
colombianus
Snakes of South America
Reptiles of Colombia
Endemic fauna of Colombia
Reptiles described in 1940
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