Bothrocophias microphthalmus

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]

Bothrocophias microphthalmus
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
Synonyms
Bothrops microphthalmus Cope, 1875 Lachesis microphthalmus — Boulenger, 1896 Lachesis pleuroxanthus Boulenger, 1912 Porthidium microphthalmum — Schätti & Kramer, 1993 Bothrops microphthalmus — Welch, 1994 Bothrocophias microphthalmus — Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001 Bothrops microphthalmus — Lehr et al., 2002[1]

Geographic range

B. microphthalmus is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

The type locality is "between Balsa Puerto and Moyobamba, Peru".^[1]

Description and Characteristics

The small eyed toad headed pit viper