Bothriechis thalassinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Bothriechis thalassinus Campbell & Smith, 2000: 1002

Holotype: UTA R-46526, subadult ♂, collected by E.N. Smith on 30 August 1997.
Type locality: “Finca la Firmeza, Sierra de Caral, Izabal, Guatemala, 900 m (15°22′29″ N, 88°41′44″ W)”.

Campbell, J.A. & Smith, E.N. 2000. A new species of arboreal pitviper from the Atlantic versant of northern Central America. Revista de Biología Tropical 48(4): 1001–1013. Reference page.

Townsend, J.H., Ariano-Sánchez, D., Acevedo, M. & Johnson, J. 2022. IUCN: Bothriechis thalassinus (Endangered) (amended version of 2021 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T203662A217782116. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T203662A217782116.en. Accessed on 09 February 2026.