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The Crotalinae, commonly known as pit vipers, [2] [3] or pit adders, are a subfamily of vipers found in Asia and the Americas. Like all other vipers, they are venomous . They are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head.
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics. [1] The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning ' pit ', and ὄψ, ops, meaning ' eye ' or ' face ', together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.
The Wagler's pit viper has undergone much taxonomic reclassification over the years and was previously placed in the genus Trimeresurus. However, its distinctly different morphology and venom characteristics set it apart, so that eventually a new genus was erected in which it was placed together with Hutton's viper, Tropidolaemus huttoni.
Bothrops jararaca—known as the jararaca [4] or yarara [5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from Old Tupi îararaka. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite. [4]
Bothrops insularis, commonly known as the golden lancehead, [3] is a species of highly venomous pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae.The species is found exclusively on the island of Ilha da Queimada Grande, off the coast of São Paulo state, in Brazil. [3]
The venomous animal was hunting, but what came along next was not a meal. ... So far, Rahim’s eyelash pit vipers have been found in 12 sites in “extreme northwestern Ecuador and southwestern ...
Agkistrodon piscivorus is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers (along with the Florida cottonmouth), and is native to the Southeastern United States. [5] As an adult, it is large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite.
Trimeresurus stejnegeri is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to Asia.Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [3]Common names for this pit viper include Stejneger's pit viper, Chinese pit viper, Chinese green tree viper, [4] bamboo viper, Chinese bamboo pitviper, 69 bamboo viper, and Chinese tree viper. [5]
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