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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Viperidae
Bibliography of the genus Bothrocophias
Biodiversity of the family Viperidae








Genus
Bothrocophias

Toad-headed Pitvipers

Krötenkopfottern

Tudsehovedhugorme

2001 Bothrocophias Gutberlet & Campbell (type species: Bothrops hyoprora Amaral 1935)
Contents: 8 species, of which 5 (62.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in Bothrops and, more recently, in Porthidium (e.g., Freire-Lascano 1991). Validity confirmed by Carrasco, Mattoni, Leynaud & Scrocchi (2012).
Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Bothrocophias andianus

Andean Toad-headed Pitviper, Andean Lancehead

Andes-Krötenkopfotter

Andes-tudsehovedhugorm

1923 Bothrops andiana Amaral
Bothrocophias andianus Carrasco, Mattoni, Leynaud & Scrocchi 2012

Distribution: Bolivia, Peru.


Bothrocophias campbelli

Ecuadorian Toad-headed Pitviper

Ecuadorianische Krötenkopfotter

Ecuadoriansk Tudsehovedhugorm

1991 Bothrops campbelli Freire-Lascano
Bothrocophias campbelli Gutberlet & Campbell 2001
1993 Porthidium almawebi Schätti & Kramer (Campbell & Lamar 2004)

Other common names:
almawebi: Dusky Pitviper
Remarks: Regarded as a synonym of Bothrops pulcher by Campbell & Lamar (1992).
Distribution: Ecuador.


Bothrocophias colombianus

Colombian Toad-headed Pitviper

Kolumbianische Krötenkopfotter

Colombiansk Tudsehovedhugorm

1940 Bothrops microphthalmus colombianus Rendahl & Vestergren
Bothrops colombianus Campbell & Lamar 1992
Porthidium colombianum Golay & al. 1993
Bothrocophias colombianus Campbell & Lamar 2004

Remarks: Status uncertain (Gutberlet & Campbell 2001). Previously included Bothrops rhombeatus.
Distribution: Colombia.


Bothrocophias hyoprora

Amazonian Toad-headed Pitviper, Amazonian Hognosed Pitviper

Amazonas-Krötenkopfotter

Amazonas-tudsehovedhugorm

1935 Bothrops hyoprora Amaral
Trimeresurus hyoprora Hoge 1949
Porthidium hyoprorum Burger 1971
Bothrocophias hyoprora Gutberlet & Campbell 2001
1939 Bothrops pessoai Prado (Campbell & Lamar 2004)
Trimeresurus pessoai Hoge 1949

Remarks: A record from Venezuela needs confirmation (Campbell & Lamar 2004). Reported to occur in Bolivia (Campbell & Lamar 2004; Pincheira-Donoso 2002), however, it has not yet been collected in the country, although it may prove to be present (Harvey, Aparicio & Gonzales 2005). Nevertheless, its occurrence in Bolivia has been repeated (e.g., Bernarde, Amaral & Vale 2011; Oliveira, Araújo, Prudente, Fraga, Almeida & Ascenso 2018), but none of these authors plotted any Bolivian localities in their respective maps or mentioned any localities.
Distribution: Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.


Bothrocophias microphthalmus

Small-eyed Toad-headed Pitviper, Small-eyed Lancehead

Kleinaugen-Krötenkopfotter

Småøjet Tudsehovedhugorm

1875 Bothrops microphthalmus Cope
Lachesis microphthalmus Boulenger 1896
Trimeresurus microphthalmus Schmidt & Walker 1943
Porthidium microphthalmum Schätti & Kramer 1993
Bothrocophias microphthalmus Gutberlet & Campbell 2001
1912 Lachesis pleuroxanthus Boulenger (Campbell & Lamar 2004)

Remarks: See remarks under colombianus. Correct publication year of the original description is 1875, not 1876 (Osborn 1929; Costa & Bérnils 2015). Records from Colombia refer to myrringae or tulitoi (Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos & Hurtado-Gómez 2022, by implication).
Distribution: Bolivia, Brazil (Rondonia), Ecuador, Peru.


Bothrocophias myersi
, (Myers' Toad-headed Pitviper)

Chocoan Toad-headed Pitviper

Chocó-Krötenkopfotter

Choco-tudsehovedhugorm

2001 Bothrocophias myersi Gutberlet & Campbell

Distribution: Colombia.


Bothrocophias myrringae

Cundinamarca Toad-headed Pitviper

Cundinamarca-Krötenkopfotter

Cundinamarca-tudsehovedhugorm

2022 Bothrocophias myrringae Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos & Hurtado-Gómez 2022

Distribution: Colombia.





Bothrocophias tulitoi

Boyacá Toad-headed Pitviper

Boyacá-Krötenkopfotter

Boyacá-tudsehovedhugorm

2022 Bothrocophias tulitoi Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos & Hurtado-Gómez 2022

Distribution: Colombia.