Bothrocophias myersi, commonly known as the Myers toadheaded pitviper, is a species of venomous pit viper.[2]
| Bothrocophias myersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrocophias |
| Species: | B. myersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrocophias myersi | |
Geographic range edit
The snake is present in the Pacific departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca in Colombia. It occurs between 75 and 200 meters of altitude.[2]
Etymology edit
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of the herpetologist Charles William Myers.[3]
References edit
- ^ Caicedo, J.R.; Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J. (2019). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178511A44955043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178511A44955043.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Species Bothrocophias myersi at The Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael;Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.