| Bothrocophias myersi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 Myers toadheaded pitviper, is a species of venomous pit viper.
Geographic range
The snake is present in the Pacific departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca in Colombia. It occurs between 75 and 200 meters of altitude.
Etymology
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of the herpetologist Charles William Myers.
References
- Caicedo, J.R.; Bolívar, W.; Velasco, J. (2019). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178511A44955043. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178511A44955043.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bothrocophias myersi | |