Lachesis muta

Lachesis muta

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

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Crotalinae
Genus: Lachesis
Species: Lachesis muta

Name

Lachesis muta (Linnaeus, 1766)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1–532. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Rivas, G., Caicedo, J.R., Ouboter, P., Hoogmoed, M.S. & Murphy, J. 2021. IUCN: Lachesis muta  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T62254A44946798. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T62254A44946798.en. Accessed on 14 April 2026.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Südamerikanischer Buschmeister
• English: South American Bushmaster
• español: shushupe
• magyar: Néma csörgőkígyó, szurukuku
• Nederlands: Bosmeester
• português: Surucucu