Bothrocophias microphthalmus
Species of snake
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Bothrocophias microphthalmus, or the small-eyed toad-headed pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] The species is endemic to northwestern South America.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrocophias |
| Species: | B. microphthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bothrocophias microphthalmus Cope, 1875 | |
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Geographic range
Description and Characteristics
The small eyed toad headed pit viper
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