Black-speckled Palm-pit Viper

Description:

Bothriechis nigroviridis is a venomous pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. No subspecies are currently recognized.The specific name is derived from the Latin nigro (black) and viridis (green) in reference to its distinctive color pattern. Commen names: Black-speckled palm-pitviper, speckled palm viper, black-spotted palm viper, yellow-spotted palm viper Adults may exceed 80 centimetres (31 in), although most are less than 60 centimetres (24 in) in length. They are relatively slender and have a prehensile tail.

Habitat:

Seen in the Reptile exhibition at the InBio Park in Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica. Found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. This species inhabits high montane forest and lower montane wet forest and cloud forest. It has a limited range and is generally considered relatively rare, even though it is locally common in habitat that has not been disturbed. According to Campbell and Lamar (2004), this species prefers medium to high elevations from 1,150 to over 3,000 m, and is found from the Cordillera Tilarán and Cordillera Central in the southeastern Alajuela province in Costa Rica, southeast through the Cordillera de Talamanca to Chiriquí province in Panama. It occurs on both the Atlantic and Pacific slopes.