Lachesis muta

Lachesis muta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Lachesis
Species:
L. muta
Binomial name
Lachesis muta
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • [Crotalus] mutus
    Linnaeus, 1766
  • [Coluber] crotalinus
    Gmelin, 1788
  • Scytale catenatus
    Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Scytale ammodytes
    Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Coluber Alecto
    Shaw, 1802
  • Lachesis mutus
    — Daudin, 1803
  • Lachesis ater
    Daudin, 1803
  • Trigonocephalus ammodytes
    — Oppel, 1811
  • [Cophias] crotalinus
    — Merrem, 1820
  • Trigonoceph[alus]. crotalinus
    — Schinz, 1822
  • Lachesis muta
    — Schinz, 1822
  • Lachesis atra
    — Schinz, 1822
  • Scytale catenata
    — Schinz, 1822
  • Bothrops Surucucu
    Wagler, 1824
  • C[rasedocephalus]. crotalinus
    — Gray, 1825
  • Lachesis mutus
    — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • Lachesis mutus
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Lachesis muta
    — Boettger, 1898
  • Lachesis muta muta
    — Taylor, 1951

Lachesis muta, also known as the Southern American bushmaster or Atlantic bushmaster, is a venomous pit viper species found in South America, as well as the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

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