Bothrocophias myersi

Bothrocophias myersi
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothrocophias
Species:	B. myersi
Binomial name
	Bothrocophias myersi; Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001

Bothrocophias myersi, commonly known as the Chocoan toadheaded pitviper, is a species of venomous viper.[2]

Geographic range

The snake is presenta in Pacific región of the department of Cauca and Valle del Cauca Departments of Colombia. It occurs between 75 and 200 meters of altitude.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of the herpetologist Charles William Myers.[3]

References

Caicedo, J.R.; Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J. (2013). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178511A44955043.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch
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.

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[IUCN-1] Caicedo, J.R.; Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J. (2013). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178511A44955043.en.|date= / |doi= mismatch

[RDB-2] Species Bothrocophias myersi at The Reptile Database

[3] 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.