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Distribution of terrestrial venomous snakes
Selection
| Occurrences in | |
|---|---|
| NW | the Northwest |
| N | the North |
| NE | the Northeast |
| W | the West |
| C | central areas |
| E | the East |
| SW | the Southwest |
| S | the South |
| SE | the Southeast |
| X | most areas |
| ? | unclear |
See also separate
distribution charts for various Colubrids
of lesser medical importance.
Distribution tables
Elapids
| Micrurus ancoralis | W | |
| Micrurus camilae | X | |
| Micrurus clarki | W | |
| Micrurus dissoleucus | N | |
| Micrurus dumerilii | N+W | |
| Micrurus filiformis | C+S | |
| Micrurus hemprichii | E? | |
| Micrurus isozonus | C+E | |
| Micrurus langsdorffi | S | |
| Micrurus lemniscatus | X | |
| Micrurus medemi | C | |
| Micrurus mipartitus | N+W | |
| Micrurus multifasciatus | X | |
| Micrurus multiscutatus | SW | |
| Micrurus narducci | S | |
| Micrurus nattereri | E | |
| Micrurus nigrocinctus | NW | |
| Micrurus obscurus | E+S | |
| Micrurus oligoannellatus | SW | |
| Micrurus ornatissimus | S | Amazonas |
| Micrurus ortonii | X | Amazonas |
| Micrurus putumayensis | SE | |
| Micrurus remotus | E | |
| Micrurus renjifoi | E | |
| Micrurus sangilensis | N | |
| Micrurus scutiventris | SE | |
| Micrurus spixii | S | |
| Micrurus spurrelli | W | |
| Micrurus surinamensis | X | Amazonas |
| Micrurus tikuna | X | Amazonas |
Pit vipers
| Bothriechis khwargi | N+C | Western foothills of the Cordillera Oriental |
| Bothriechis klebbai | N+C | Western foothills of the Cordillera Oriental |
| Bothriechis rahimi | SW | |
| Bothriechis rasikusumorum | SW | Huila department |
| Bothriechis schlegelii | W+C | |
| Bothriechis torvus | N |
| Bothrocophias colombianus | W | |
| Bothrocophias hyoprora | S | |
| Bothrocophias myersi | W | |
| Bothrocophias myrringae | W+C | Central mountains and eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental |
| Bothrocophias tulitoi | W+C | Central mountains and eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental |
| Bothrops asper | N+W | |
| Bothrops atrox | X | |
| Bothrops ayerbei | W | Cauca & Narino |
| Bothrops brazili | S+SE | |
| Bothrops punctatus | W | |
| Bothrops rhombeatus | W | Valle del Cauca |