Bothriechis supraciliaris
Bothriechis supraciliaris, commonly known as the blotched eyelash-pitviper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to southern Pacific parts of Talamanca Mountain Range in Costa Rica and western Panama.
Description
Bothriechis supraciliaris is usually in total length, but can reach.Its body colour varies. It can be either bluish-green, reddish-brown, or reddish-maroon, but usually it is bright-green or moss-green. The body is circular, ovoid and rhomboid in cross-section, with irregular dorsal blotches, that sometimes form crossbands. The belly is light. There are 21–23 dorsal scales rows at midbody. The head carries dark stripes and prominent scales that are located above the eyes.
The only sexual dimorphism noted is that females of the species tend to be longer and thicker than males.
Geographic range
The geographic range of B. supraciliaris is limited to southern Costa Rica and western Panama. All of its range overlaps with that of the closely related species B. nigroadspersus.Taxonomy
Bothriechis supraciliaris was formerly considered a subspecies of B. schlegelii, the eyelash palm-pitviper. No subspecies are recognized.Biology
B. supraciliaris is an arboreal species inhabiting evergreen lower-montane forests, cloud forests, clearings with coffee and banana plantations, edges of farm fields, and rural gardens. The species is crepuscular or nocturnal, and are more terrestrial than other Bothriechis species. During the day, individuals may rest on the ground or at the base of trees and shrubs.The species preys on frogs, and small forest-floor rodents.