Bothriechis nitidus

Bothriechis nitidus is a species of arboreal pit viper endemic to an area of 37,400 km² in the humid forests of west-central Ecuador.^[1] Although once listed as a synonym of Bothriechis schlegelii, it was revalidated in a 2024 revision of the latter species.^[1][2]

Bothriechis nitidus
Specimens from Ecuador
1859 illustration of the holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothriechis
Species:	B. nitidus
Binomial name
Bothriechis nitidus Günther, 1859