Lachesis acrochorda

Lachesis acrochorda is a venomous pit viper species found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. It was formerly considered a synonym of Lachesis stenophrys.[1] Its common name is Chocoan bushmaster.[2]

Lachesis acrochorda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Lachesis
Species:
L. acrochorda
Binomial name
Lachesis acrochorda
(García, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Bothrops achrochordus García, 1896

References

  1. Lachesis acrochorda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2015.
  2. Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.


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