Bothrops ophryomegas Bocourt (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Costa Rica: distribution, lepidosis, sexual variation and karyotype | Bothrops ophryomegas Bocourt (Serpentes: Viperidae) en Costa Rica: distribución, lepidosis, variación sexual y cariotipo. Artículo académico uri icon

Abstracto

  • The distribution, karyotype and morphological characteristics of Bothrops ophryomegas from Costa Rica are described. This species presents a conspicuous sexual dimorphism and dichromatism. It is distributed in the dry forest areas of Guanacaste and Puntarenas. Its karyotype is indistinguisable from those described for other crotaline species.

fecha de publicación

  • 1988