Bothriechis aurifer (lat.) Is a species of pit snake living in the east of the Mexican state of Chiapas and in the north of Guatemala .
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International Red Book IUCN 2.3 Vulnerable : 64302 |
The body length is about 70 cm, sometimes more than 1 m. The color is bright green, often with a bluish tint, with black spots. The belly is a little lighter, yellow.
It lives in mountain rain forests, oak groves. Sometimes found in secondary forests and plantations.
Synonyms
- Thamnocenchris aurifer Slavin, 1860
- Bothriechis aurifera cope , 1871
- B [ othrops ( Bothriechis )]. aurifer MΓΌller, 1877
- Lachesis aurifera Boulenger, 1896
- Trimeresurus aurifer Mocquard, 1909
- Bothrops nigroviridis aurifera Barbour & Loveridge, 1929
- Trimeresurus nigroviridis aurifer HM Smith, 1941
- Bothrops nigroviridis aurifer HM Smith & Taylor, 1945
- B [ othriechis ]. aurifera aurifera JuliΓ‘ & Verela, 1978
- Bothriechis aurifer Campbell & Lamar, 1989 [1]
Notes
- β McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, TourΓ© 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).
Links
- Bothriechis aurifer in the Reptile Database.