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Genus
Bothriechis

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Palm Pitvipers
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Palmenlanzenottern
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Palmelanseslanger
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1859 |  |
Bothriechis Peters (type species: Bothriechis nigroviridis Peters 1859) |
1860 |  |
Teleuraspis Cope (type species: Trigonocephalus schlegelii Berthold 1846) |
1861 |  |
Thamnocenchris Salvin (type species: Thamnocenchris aurifer Salvin 1860) |
Contents:
11 species, of which 4 (36.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Bothrops.
Distribution:
S. Mexico, Central America, NW. South America.
Reported from:
Belize,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Bothriechis aurifer

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Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper
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Gelbgefleckte Palmenlanzenotter
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Gulplettet Palmelanseslange
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1860 |  |
Thamnocenchris aurifer Salvin |
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Bothriechis aurifera Cope 1871 |
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Bothrops aurifer Müller 1877 |
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Lachesis aurifera Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimeresurus aurifer Mocquard 1909 |
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Bothrops nigroviridis aurifera Barbour & Loveridge 1929 |
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Trimeresurus nigroviridis aurifer Smith 1941 |

Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Bothriechis bicolor

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Guatemalan Palm Pitviper
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Guatemalische Palmenlanzenotter, Zweifarbige Palmenlanzenotter
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Guatemalansk Palmelanseslange
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1868 |  |
Bothrops bicolor Bocourt |
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Bothriechis bicolor Günther 1895-1902 |
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Lachesis bicolor Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimeresurus bicolor Mocquard 1909 |
1978 |  |
Bothriechis ornatus Julia-Zertuche & Varela (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Bothrops ornatus Alvarez del Toro 1982 |
1877 |  |
Bothrops bernoullii Müller (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Bothriechis bernoullii Müller 1878 |

Remarks:
Previously included the populations now assigned to thalassinus.
Records from Honduras refer to that species (McCranie 2011).
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
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Bothriechis guifarroi

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Texícuat Palm Pitviper
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Texicuat-Palmenlanzenotter
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Texícuat-palmelanseslange
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2013 |  |
Bothriechis guifarroi Townsend, Medina-Flores, Wilson, Jadin & Austin |

Distribution:
Honduras.
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Bothriechis lateralis

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Side-striped Palm Pitviper, Yellow-lipped Palm Pitviper
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Grüngelbe Palmenlanzenotter
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Sidestribet Palmelanseslange
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1863 |  |
Bothriechis lateralis Peters |
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Bothrops lateralis Müller 1877 |
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Lachesis lateralis Boulenger 1896 |

Remarks:
Presence in Nicaragua needs confirmation (Campbell & Lamar 2004).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Bothriechis marchi

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Honduran Palm Pitviper, (March's Palm Pitviper)
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Honduranische Palmenlanzenotter, (Marchs Palmenlanzenotter)
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Honduras-palmelanseslange
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1929 |  |
Bothrops nigroviridis marchi Barbour & Loveridge |
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Trimeresurus nigroviridis marchi Clark & Inger 1942 |
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Bothriechis nigroviridis marchi Hoge & Romano-Hoge 1983 |
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Bothriechis aurifer marchi Burger in Pérez-Higareda, Smith & Julia-Zertuche 1985 |
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Bothriechis marchi Campbell & Lamar 1989 |

Remarks:
Presence in Nicaragua is regarded as doubtful (Wilson & McCranie 1992).
Distribution:
Honduras.
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Bothriechis nigroviridis

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Black-speckled Palm Pitviper
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Schwarzgefleckte Palmenlanzenotter, Schwarzgelbe Palmenlanzenotter
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Sortplettet Palmelanseslange
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1859 |  |
Bothriechis nigroviridis Peters |
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Bothrops nigroviridis Müller 1877 |
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Lachesis nigroviridis Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimeresurus nigroviridis Pope 1955 |

Remarks:
Previously included aurifer and rowleyi. Records of nigroviridis from Mexico refer to these species.
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Bothriechis nubestris

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Talamanca Palm Pitviper
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Talamanca-Palmenlanzenotter
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Talamanca-palmelanseslange
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2016 |  |
Bothriechis nubestris Doan, Mason, Castoe, Sasa & Parkinson |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of nigroviridis.
Distribution:
Costa Rica.
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Bothriechis rowleyi

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Mexican Palm Pitviper, (Rowley's Palm Pitviper)
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Rowleys Palmenlanzenotter
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Mexicansk Palmelanseslange
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1968 |  |
Bothrops rowleyi Bogert |
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Bothrops nigroviridis rowleyi Smith & Moll 1969 |
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Bothriechis rowleyi Campbell & Lamar 1989 |
1969 |  |
Bothrops nigroviridis macdougalli Smith & Moll (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |

Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca).
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Bothriechis schlegelii

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Eyelash Palm Pitviper, Horned Palm Pitviper
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Greifschwanz-Lanzenotter
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Brynet Palmelanseslange, (Schlegels Lanseslange)
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1845 |  |
Trigonocephalus schlegelii Berthold |
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Teleuraspis schlegelii Cope 1860 |
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Bothrops schlegelii Jan 1863 |
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Thanatos schlegelii Posada-Arango 1889 |
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Thanatophis schlegelii Posada-Arango 1889 |
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Bothriechis schlegelii Günther 1895-1902 |
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Lachesis schlegelii Boulenger 1896 |
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Trimeresurus schlegelii Mocquard 1909 |
1859 |  |
Lachesis nitidus Günther (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Teleuraspis nitida Cope 1871 |
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Lachesis nitida Günther 1895-1902 |
1870 |  |
Bothrops nigroadspersus Steindachner (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Teleuraspis nigroadspersus Cope 1871 |
1889 |  |
Thanatos torvus Posada-Arango (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
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Thanatophis torvus Posada-Arango 1889 |
1896 |  |
Thanatophis colgadora García (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |
1909 |  |
Teleuraspis birri Posada-Arango (Campbell & Lamar 2004) |

Remarks:
Not listed for Venezuela by Mumaw, González & Fernández (2015).
Distribution:
Belize,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Oaxaca,
Tabasco),
Nicaragua,
Panama,
Peru,
Venezuela.
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Bothriechis schlegelii
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Bothriechis supraciliaris

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Blotched Palm Pitviper
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Bunte Palmenlanzenotter
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Broget Palmelanseslange
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1954 |  |
Bothrops schlegelii supraciliaris Taylor |
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Bothrops supraciliaris Stuart 1963 |
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Bothriechis supraciliaris Solórzano, Gómez, Monge-Nájera, & Crother 1998 |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of schlegelii (e.g., Werman 1984b; Campbell & Lamar 1989). Revalidated by Solórzano, Gómez, Monge-Nájera, & Crother (1998), although regarded as a valid species in some previous works (e.g., Harding & Welch 1980; Hoge & Romano-Hoge 1981).
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Bothriechis thalassinus

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Merendón Palm Pitviper
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Meerblaue Palmenlanzenotter
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Merendón-palmelanseslange
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2000 |  |
Bothriechis thalassinus Campbell & Smith |

Remarks:
Previously regarded as populations of bicolor (McCranie 2011).
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Honduras.
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