Eyelash Palm Pitviper (Bothriechis schlegeli) Familie: Vipers (Viperidae) Orden: Squamates or Scaly Reptiles (Squamata).

Other names:  Central American Prehensile-tailed Pitviper, Horned Palm Viper, Green Tommygoff. Size:  Usually 50-60 cm, max. above 80 cm. Distribution:  Southern Mexico (Chiapas) through Central America to northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Text & layout: Rune Midtgaard

Gallery Home Even though this baby Eyelash Palm Pitviper was less than a day old when the photo was taken, it was able to defend itself right from the start. © Rune Midtgaard. The Eyelash Palm Pitviper is found in a number of varieties of which the yellow morph, called the oropel, probably is the most spectacular. © Rune Midtgaard.