Black-headed bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala)

Query: pitviper

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Subject:	Black-headed bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala)
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Resolution: 4000x3000 File Size: 4957696 Bytes Date: 2013:09:23 16:34:19 Camera: DMC-FZ200 (Panasonic) F number: f/2.8 Exposure: 10/600 sec Focal Length: 87/10 Upload Date: 2017:01:20 12:59:32

Black-headed bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala)

Description
Français : Lachesis melanocephala en captivité
English: Lachesis melanocephala in captivity
Date 23 September 2013
Source Own work
Author Etienne Boncourt (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Goodshort)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lachesis_melanocephala.JPG

Black-headed bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala) is a venomous pitviper species found in Costa Rica. No subspecies are currently recognized. The top of the head is uniform black in color, to which the specific name, melanocephala, refers. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Viperidae, Subfamily: Crotalinae, Synonyms: Lachesis muta melanocephala.

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