Description
English: Black-speckled palm-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroviridis)
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The black-speckled palm pitviper, Bothriechis nigroviridis, is a venomous pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. No subspecies are currently recognized. The specific name is derived from the Latin nigro (black) and viridis (green) in reference to its distinctive color pattern. Common names include black-speckled palm-pitviper, speckled palm viper, black-spotted palm viper, and yellow-spotted palm viper. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Subfamily: Crotalinae.
Synonyms:
Bothriechis nigroviridis Peters, 1859
B[othrops (Bothriechis)]. nigro-viridis Müller, 1877
Lachesis nigroviridis Boulenger, 1896
Bothrops nigroviridis March, 1929
Bothrops nigroviridis nigroviridis Barbour & Loveridge, 1929
Trimeresurus nigroviridis Pope, 1955
Bothriechis nigroviridis Campbell & Lamar, 1989