Lachesis acrochorda
| Lachesis acrochorda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Lachesis |
| Species: | L. acrochorda
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| Binomial name | |
| Lachesis acrochorda (García, 1896)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Lachesis acrochorda, also known
.Taxonomy
L. acrochorda was formerly considered a synonym of Lachesis stenophrys.[2]
Description
L. acrochorda has a light brown head and black postocular stripes that can range from 1-2 scales wide. The longest recorded length of a male individual in Ecuador was 2.327 m (7.63 ft); for females it was 2.342 m (7.68 ft).[2]
Geographic range
L. acrochorda is found in Panama, northern and western Colombia (in the Departments of Chocó, Cauca and Antioquia), and northwestern Ecuador.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. acrochorda is lowland forest, premontane wet forest, and montane wet forest, mostly in mature forests, at altitudes from sea level to 1,600 m (5,200 ft).[1]
Behavior
L. acrochorda is terrestrial and nocturnal.[1]
Reproduction
L. acrochorda is oviparous.[1][2]
Venom
The venom of L. acrochorda is extremely dangerous in that a snakebite incident will result in a 90% chance of death. Its venom can cause serious side effects, such as vasodilation and blood anti-coagulation.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d Lachesis acrochorda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2015.
- ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- PMID 32585218.
Further reading
- Fuentes, Rogemif Daniel; Corrales Greivin (2016). "New distribution record and reproductive data for the Chocoan Bushmaster, Lachesis acrochorda (Serpentes: Viperidae), in Panama". Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (1): 115–127. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- Garcia E (1896). Los Ofidios Venenosos del Cauca: Métodos empíricos y racionales empleados contra los accidentes producidos por la mordedura de esos reptiles. Cali: Librería Colombiana. xv + 102 pp. (Bothrops acrochordus, new species, pp. 23–25 + color plate of head). (in Spanish).
- Hohmeister, Andreas (2004). "Der zentralamerikanische Buschmeister (Lachesis stenophrys Cope 1876) im Terrarium ". Reptilia (Münster) 9 (50): 56–62. (in German).
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