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BOTHROPS 



BOTHROPS MICROPHTHALMUS Cope 



I876 Bothrops microphthalmus Cope. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., (2) 8(1875): 182. Type-locality: 

 Between Balso Puerto and Moyabamba, Peru. 



Distribution: Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia; Pacific slopes of Colombia. 



Content: Two subspecies. 



Key to the subspecies Clave de subespecies 



1. Ventrals more than 16$; scale rows 25 or 1. Ventrales mas de l65i hileras de escamas 



or more colomb ianus 25 o mas colomb ianus 



Ventrals fewer than l65; scale rows fewer Ventrales menos de 165; hileras de escamas 

 than 25 m icrophthalmus menos de 25 m icrophthalmus 



Bothrops m icrophthalmus m icrophthalmus Cope 



1512 Lachesis pleuroxanthus Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (b) 10: 423. Type-locality: 



Alpayaca, R'o Pastaza, eastern Ecuador, 36OO ft. 

 1540 [ Bothrops m icrophthalmus m icrophthalmus J — Rendahl and Vestergren (by inference), Ark. 



for Zool., 33A: 15, 



Distribution: Amazonian lowlands of Ecuador, Peru, and one locality in Bolivia. 



Bothrops m icrophthalmus colomb ianus Rendahl and Vestergren 



1540 Bothrops m icrophthalmus colomb ianus Rendahl and Vestergren, Ark. for Zool., 33*' 15' 

 Type-locality: La Costa, Cauca, Colombia. 



Distribution: Pacific slope of Colombia. 



BOTHROPS MOOJENI Hoge 



1966 Bothrops moo jen i Hoge, Mem. Inst. Butantan, 32 (1965): 126, pi. 4; pi. 5, fig. 2. Type-locality: 

 Bras'lia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. 



Distribution: Known only from type locality. 



BOTHROPS NASUTUS Bocourt 



1868 Bothrops nasutus Bocourt, Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris (5) 10: 202. Type-locality: Panzos, on banks of 



Rl'o Polochic, Guatemala. 

 I876 Bothriopsis proboscideus Cope. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., (2) 8 (I875): I5O, pi. 27, fig. 3. 



Type-locality: Sipurio, Costa Rica. 



Distribution; Vera Cruz, Mexico, south on east coast of Central America to Pacific Colombia and 

 Ecuador. 



BOTHROPS NEUWIEDI Wagler 



1824 Bothrops neuwiedi Wagler. In Spix, Sp. Nov. Serp. Bras.: 56, pl- 22, fig. 1. Type-locality; 

 Estado da Bah'a, Brazil. 



1824 Bothrops leucurus Waaler, in Spix, Sp. Nov. Serp. Bras.: 57> pl- 22, fig. 2, Type-locality; 

 Bah ia, Braz i 1. 



Distribution: East of Andes and north of 10°S in South America. 



Content: Twelve subspecies. 



Comment; We have not been able to devise a satisfactory key to the subspecies, and the user will 

 have to consult the original descriptions of the taxa to make an Identification. 



