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Bothriechis schlegelii

Index Bothriechis schlegelii

Bothriechis schlegelii, the eyelash viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in Central and South America. [1]

60 relations: Albert Günther, Anatomical terms of location, Arboreal locomotion, Arnold Adolph Berthold, Bird, Bothriechis, Bothriechis supraciliaris, Camouflage, Captive breeding, Central America, Chiapas, CITES, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Edward Drinker Cope, Edward Harrison Taylor, Eye, Eyelash, François Mocquard, Franz Steindachner, Frog, George Albert Boulenger, Giorgio Jan, Hampton Wildman Parker, Hermann Schlegel, Herpetology, Hypodermic needle, IUCN Red List, Jonathan A. Campbell, List of crotaline species and subspecies, Lizard, Mark O'Shea (herpetologist), Maureen A. Donnelly, Mesic habitat, Mexico, Montane ecosystems, Nocturnality, Ornithology, Oskar Boettger, Ovoviviparity, Panama, Peru, Pit viper, Polygyny, Popayán, Prehensile tail, Pupil, Rodent, San José Province, ..., Snake skeleton, Snakebite, South America, Species, Specific name (zoology), Tropics, Type (biology), Venezuela, Venomous snake, Zoo. Expand index (10 more) »

Albert Günther

Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Anatomical terms of location

Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Arnold Adolph Berthold

Arnold Adolph Berthold or Arnold Adolf Berthold (26 February 1803 – 3 January 1861) was a German physiologist and zoologist.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Bothriechis

Bothriechis is a genus of venomous pitvipers commonly called palm vipersMehrtens JM.

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Bothriechis supraciliaris

Bothriechis supraciliaris, or the blotched palm-pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

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Camouflage

Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see (crypsis), or by disguising them as something else (mimesis).

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Captive breeding

Captive breeding is the process of maintaining plants or animals in controlled environments, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, botanic gardens, and other conservation facilities.

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Central America

Central America (América Central, Centroamérica) is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with the South American continent on the southeast.

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Chiapas

Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas (Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the 31 states that with Mexico City make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.

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CITES

CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica ("Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

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Ecuador

Ecuador (Ikwadur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Ikwadur Ripuwlika), is a representative democratic republic in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Edward Drinker Cope

Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist.

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Edward Harrison Taylor

Edward Harrison Taylor (April 23, 1889 – June 16, 1978) was an American herpetologist from Missouri.

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Eye

Eyes are organs of the visual system.

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Eyelash

An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grows at the edge of the eyelid.

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François Mocquard

François Mocquard (27 October 1834 – 19 March 1917) was a French herpetologist born in Leffond, Haute-Saône.

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Franz Steindachner

Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (Ancient Greek ἀν-, without + οὐρά, tail).

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George Albert Boulenger

George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians.

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Giorgio Jan

Giorgio Jan (21 December 1791 in Vienna – 8 May 1866, Milan) was an Italian taxonomist, zoologist, botanist, herpetologist, and writer.

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Hampton Wildman Parker

Hampton Wildman Parker (5 July 1897 – 2 September 1968) was an English zoologist.

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Hermann Schlegel

Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist.

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Herpetology

Herpetology (from Greek "herpein" meaning "to creep") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras).

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Hypodermic needle

Hypodermic needle features A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (under-), and δέρμα (skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very thin, hollow tube with a sharp tip that contains a small opening at the pointed end.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Jonathan A. Campbell

Jonathan Atwood Campbell (born 13 May 1947) is an American herpetologist.

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List of crotaline species and subspecies

This is a list of all sure genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Crotalinae, otherwise referred to as crotalines, pit vipers or pitvipers.

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Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Mark O'Shea (herpetologist)

Mark O'Shea (born 9 May 1956) is an English herpetologist, photographer, author, lecturer, and television personality.

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Maureen A. Donnelly

Maureen Ann Donnelly (born 1954) is an American herpetologist based in Los Angeles, California.

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Mesic habitat

In ecology, a mesic habitat is a type of habitat with a moderate or well-balanced supply of moisture, e.g., a mesic forest, a temperate hardwood forest, or dry-mesic prairie.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Montane ecosystems

Montane ecosystems refers to any ecosystem found in mountains.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Ornithology

Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds.

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Oskar Boettger

Oskar Boettger (Böttger; 31 March 1844 – 25 September 1910) was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main.

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Ovoviviparity

Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, or ovivipary, is a mode of reproduction in animals in which embryos that develop inside eggs remain in the mother's body until they are ready to hatch.

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Panama

Panama (Panamá), officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá), is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

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Peru

Peru (Perú; Piruw Republika; Piruw Suyu), officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.

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Pit viper

The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers,Mehrtens JM.

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Polygyny

Polygyny (from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία from πολύ- poly- "many", and γυνή gyne "woman" or "wife") is the most common and accepted form of polygamy, entailing the marriage of a man with several women.

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Popayán

Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca.

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Prehensile tail

A prehensile tail is the tail of an animal that has adapted to be able to grasp or hold objects.

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Pupil

The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.

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Rodent

Rodents (from Latin rodere, "to gnaw") are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.

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San José Province

San José is a province of Costa Rica.

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Snake skeleton

A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs.

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Snakebite

A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake, especially a venomous snake.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Specific name (zoology)

In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet or species epithet) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).

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Tropics

The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Type (biology)

In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially denominated Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela),Previously, the official name was Estado de Venezuela (1830–1856), República de Venezuela (1856–1864), Estados Unidos de Venezuela (1864–1953), and again República de Venezuela (1953–1999).

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Venomous snake

Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which is used primarily for immobilizing prey and defense mostly via mechanical injection by fangs.

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Zoo

A zoo (short for zoological garden or zoological park and also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which all animals are housed within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also breed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothriechis_schlegelii

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