Bothriechis schlegelii - phot. Jose Vieira

Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three

AutorInnen:

Arteaga, A., Pyron, R. A., Batista, A., Vieira, J., Meneses Pelayo, E. , Smith, E. N., Barrio Amorós, C. L., ... Koch, C., et al.

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Vollständiger Titel:

Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three

ZFMK-Autorinnen / ZFMK-Autoren:

Dr. Claudia Koch

Org. Einordnung:

Herpetologie, Wissenschaftliche Lebendtierhaltung

Publiziert in:

Evolutionary Systematics

Publikationstyp:

Zeitschriftenaufsatz

DOI Name:

10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527. 8 2024, 15–64 |

Keywords:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, phylogeography, Serpentes, snake, Squamata, venomous, taxonomy

Bibliographische Angaben:

Arteaga, A., Pyron, R. A., Batista, A., Vieira, J., Meneses Pelayo, E. , Smith, E. N., Barrio Amorós, C. L., ... Koch, C., et al. (2024): Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three. - Evolutionary Systematics, 8, 2024: 15–64; DOI 10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527

Abstract:

We present a taxonomic review and systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) based on examination of 400 museum specimens, a phylogeographic analysis of 818 locality records, and 80 individuals sampled for molecular characters. We find morphological and phylogenetic support for five new species of Bothriechis Peters, 1859, which we describe here based on their unique combination of molecular, meristic, hemipenial, and color pattern characteristics. They are: B. klebbai sp. nov., B. rasikusumorum sp. nov., B. khwargi sp. nov., B. rahimi sp. nov., and B. hussaini sp. nov. Finally, we revalidate the names B. nigroadspersus (Steindachner, 1870), B. nitidus (Günther, 1859), and B. torvus (Posada Arango, 1889a), and provide a redescription of B. schlegelii.