Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Crotalinae Scientific name Bothriechis marchi Higher classification Bothriechis Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Bothriechis Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Bothriechis, Snake, Vipers, Pit viper, Bothriechis aurifer | ||
Bothriechis marchi is a venomous pitviper species found in Central America. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Adults often grow to more than 80 centimetres (31 in) in length. The largest specimen on record was 96.8 centimetres (38.1 in). Green and relatively slender with a prehensile tail.
Geographic range
Found on the Atlantic versant of northwestern Honduras and eastern Guatemala. Occurs in mesic forest at elevations of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) altitude. The type locality given is "the Gold Mines at Quimistan [probably El Oro, Municipio de Quimistán, in the Sierra de Espíritu Santo to the northwest of the town of Quimistán], [Departamento de] Santa Barbara, Honduras Republic."
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