Bothriechis

• Hussain’s Eyelash-Pitviper Bothriechis hussaini

  The scale at the tip of the snout is broader than it is tall. The scales on the front upper surface of the head have slight ridges. The tail can wrap around branches or other supports. It is an arboreal snake of evergreen lowland and foothill forests and coffee and banana plantations; individuals have been found perched on vegetation by day and night. It has been recorded in the Pacific lowlands and adjacent Andean foothills.

• Khwarg’s Eyelash-Pitviper. Bothriechis khwargi

  The scale at the tip of the snout is broader than it is tall. The scales on the front upper surface of the head have faint ridges. The tail can wrap around branches or other supports. It is an arboreal snake of evergreen foothill forests; individuals have been found both day and night on the ground or low vegetation. It has been recorded along the western foothills of Colombia’s Cordillera Oriental.

• Klebba’s Eyelash-Pitviper Bothriechis klebbai

  The scale at the tip of the snout is broader than it is tall. The scales on the front upper surface of the head are smooth. The tail can wrap around branches or other supports. It is an arboreal snake of montane cloud forests; individuals have been found both day and night on the ground or low vegetation. It has been recorded along the western slopes of Colombia’s Cordillera Oriental.

• Rahim’s Eye- lash-Pitviper Bothriechis rahimi

  The scale at the tip of the snout is broader than it is tall. The scales on the front upper surface of the head have ridges. The tail can wrap around branches or other supports. It is an arboreal snake of evergreen lowland forests near the coast; it has been observed active at night while perched on branches and vegetation. It has been recorded near the mouths of the Esmeraldas, Santiago, Cayapas, and Mira rivers.

• Shah’s Eyelash-Pitviper Bothriechis rasikusumorum

  The scale at the tip of the snout is broader than it is tall. The scales on the front upper surface of the head are smooth. The tail can wrap around branches or other supports. Individuals have been found both day and night on leaf litter or low vegetation near the ground. It has been recorded along the upper watershed of the Río Magdalena.