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:''Common names: Guatemalan palm-pit viper,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. . Guatemalan tree viper.Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. .'' ''Bothriechis bicolor'' is a
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found in southern
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, Guatemala and Honduras. The specific name refers to the contrasting ventral and dorsal colors. No subspecies are currently recognized.


Description

Adults are usually in length, but may reach , and the body is relatively slender. The color pattern consists of a green or bluish green ground color. Usually this is without any pattern, but sometimes specimens from
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
have black flecks and dots and/or blue blotches. The dorsum of the head is a uniform green without any postocular stripe. The interstitial skin is often blue, which can also be true for the borders of some scales. The belly has a somewhat lighter color, usually a uniform yellowish-green.


Geographic range

Found along the Pacific versant from southeastern Chiapas in
Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, east to south-central Guatemala. Also known from a few locations in Honduras in the southern part of the Sierra del Merendón and the Cerro Santa Bárbara. The type locality given is "Des forêts de Saint-Augustine, département de Solola (Guatémala), sur le versant occidental de la Cordillèra. 610 mètres d'altitude" _Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m.html" ;"title="an.html" ;"title=" Forests of St. _Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m">an.html"_;"title="_Forests_of_St._[San">_Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m_Actually,_San_Augustín_is_on_the_southern_slope_of_Volcán_Atitlán.


_Habitat

Prefers_rain_forests_and_cloud_forests_between__and__elevation.


_Conservation_status

This_species_is_classified_as_Least_Concern_(LC)_on_the_
_Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m">an.html"_;"title="_Forests_of_St._[San">_Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m_Actually,_San_Augustín_is_on_the_southern_slope_of_Volcán_Atitlán.


_Habitat

Prefers_rain_forests_and_cloud_forests_between__and__elevation.


_Conservation_status

This_species_is_classified_as_Least_Concern_(LC)_on_the_World_Conservation_Union">IUCN_ _Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m">an.html"_;"title="_Forests_of_St._[San">_Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m_Actually,_San_Augustín_is_on_the_southern_slope_of_Volcán_Atitlán.


_Habitat

Prefers_rain_forests_and_cloud_forests_between__and__elevation.


_Conservation_status

This_species_is_classified_as_Least_Concern_(LC)_on_the_World_Conservation_Union">IUCN_IUCN_Red_List">Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_ The_International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature_(IUCN)_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species,_also_known_as_the_IUCN_Red_List_or_Red_Data_Book,_founded_in_1964,_is_the_world's_most_comprehensive_inventory_of_the_global_conservation_status_of_biologi_...
_(v3.1,_2001)._Species_are_listed_as_such_due_to_their_wide_distribution,_presumed_large_population,_or_because_it_is_unlikely_to_be_declining_fast_enough_to_qualify_for_listing_in_a_more_threatened_category._The_population_trend_is_stable._Year_assessed:_2007.


_References


_External_links

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Greg_Lasley_Nature_Photography
_Accessed_8_September_2007. {{Taxonbar.html" ;"title="IUCN_Red_List.html" "title="World_Conservation_Union.html" ;"title="an"> Forests of St. an.html"_;"title="_Forests_of_St._[San">_Forests_of_St._[SanAugustín,_on_western_slope_of_the_Cordillera,_Department_of_Sololá,_Guatemala,_610_m_Actually,_San_Augustín_is_on_the_southern_slope_of_Volcán_Atitlán.


_Habitat

Prefers_rain_forests_and_cloud_forests_between__and__elevation.


_Conservation_status

This_species_is_classified_as_Least_Concern_(LC)_on_the_World_Conservation_Union">IUCN_IUCN_Red_List">Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_ The_International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature_(IUCN)_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species,_also_known_as_the_IUCN_Red_List_or_Red_Data_Book,_founded_in_1964,_is_the_world's_most_comprehensive_inventory_of_the_global_conservation_status_of_biologi_...
_(v3.1,_2001)._Species_are_listed_as_such_due_to_their_wide_distribution,_presumed_large_population,_or_because_it_is_unlikely_to_be_declining_fast_enough_to_qualify_for_listing_in_a_more_threatened_category._The_population_trend_is_stable._Year_assessed:_2007.


_References


_External_links

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''Bothriechis_bicolor''
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Greg_Lasley_Nature_Photography
_Accessed_8_September_2007. {{Taxonbar">from=Q232645 Bothriechis.html" ;"title="anAugustín, on western slope of the Cordillera, Department of Sololá, Guatemala, 610 m">an.html" ;"title=" Forests of St. [San"> Forests of St. [SanAugustín, on western slope of the Cordillera, Department of Sololá, Guatemala, 610 m Actually, San Augustín is on the southern slope of Volcán Atitlán.


Habitat

Prefers rain forests and cloud forests between and elevation.


Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the World Conservation Union">IUCN IUCN Red List">Red List of Threatened Species The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biologi ...
 (v3.1, 2001). Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is stable. Year assessed: 2007.


References


External links

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''Bothriechis bicolor''
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Greg Lasley Nature Photography
Accessed 8 September 2007. {{Taxonbar">from=Q232645 Bothriechis">bicolor Reptiles of Guatemala Reptiles of Honduras Reptiles of Mexico Least concern biota of North America Reptiles described in 1868