Bothrops pulcher (Andean forest-pitvipers)
Bothrops pulcher (Peters, 1862)
This species is distinguished from other viper species of Ecuador by the following combination of characters: (1) second supralabial scale in contact with the prelacunal scale; (2) middorsal scale rows 19-23 (usually 21); (3) ventral scales 167-178 in males and 53-60 in females; (4) subcaudal…
