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Saint Lucia lancehead

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Saint Lucia Lancehead
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Viperidae
Subfamily:
Crotalinae
Genus:
Bothrops
Species:
B. caribbaeus

Garman, 1887
Binomial name
Bothrops caribbaeus
Synonyms
  • Trigonocephalus caribbaeus - Garman, 1887
  • Bothrops lanceolatus caribbeus - Sandner-Montilla, 1990
  • Coluber lanceolatus - Lacépède, 1789
  • Bothrops caribbeus – Lazell, 1964
  • Bothrops caribbaea - Schwartz & Henderson, 1991

The Saint Lucia Lancehead or Saint Lucia Pit Viper (Bothrops caribbaeus) is a species of venomous snake that is endemic to Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

It can reach a length in excess of 1.3 meters. It is gray to gray-brown, with gray or brown markings that are distinct mid-dorsally, and fade towards its sides. It has an irregular temporal stripe.

References

  • Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 95–96, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
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