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Bothriechis Nubestris
''Bothriechis nubestris'', the Talamancan palm-pitviper, is a species of pit viper native to Costa Rica. The snake was mistaken for ''Bothriechis nigroviridis'.'' Description The snake is a small-medium size snake. It lives in trees and has a green-black coloration. The snake grows up to 30 inches, but many grow less than 24 inches. It is only discovered in Costa Rica. The snake kills with a Toxicity, toxic called nigroviriditoxin. The toxin itself was discovered in 2015. Discovery The snake was first spotted by the University of Central Florida in 2001, but was mistaken for another species. It was discovered by Genetic testing, DNA tests and named recently. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q26708192 Bothriechis, nubestris Venomous snakes Reptiles described in 2016 Reptiles of Costa Rica Reptiles of Central America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pit Viper
The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . crotaline snakes (from grc, κρόταλον ''krotalon'' castanet), or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Eurasia and the Americas. Like all other vipers, they are venomous. They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head. Currently, 23 genera and 155 species are recognized: These are also the only viperids found in the Americas. The groups of snakes represented here include rattlesnakes, lanceheads, and Asian pit vipers. The type genus for this subfamily is ''Crotalus'', of which the type species is the timber rattlesnake, ''C. horridus''. These snakes range in size from the diminutive hump-nosed viper, ''Hypnale hypnale'', that grows to a typical total length (including tail) of only , to the bushmaster, ''Lachesis muta'', a specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |