A new species of arboreal pitviper from the Atlantic versant of northern Central America

A new species of green, prehensile-tailed pitviper of the genus Bothriechis is described from the Atlantic slopes of eastern Guatemala and western Honduras. This species appears to be most closely related to B. bicolor of the Pacific versant of Chiapas (Mexico) and Guatemala. Several other species o...

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Main Authors: Jonathan A Campbell, Eric N Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2000-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442000000400025