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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Snake Species: Bothrocophias spp., Toad-headed pitvipers

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in South America and the West Indies

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

Literature on the distribution

Bothrocophias andianus

Bolivia	W+C
Peru	S

Bothrocophias campbelli

Ecuador	NW
West Indies	SW

Bothrocophias colombianus

Colombia

W

Bothrocophias hyoprora

Bolivia	N
Brazil	NW
Colombia	S
Ecuador	E
Peru	N

Bothrocophias microphthalmus

Bolivia	NW
Brazil	W
Ecuador	X
Peru	W

Bothrocophias myersi

Colombia

W

Bothrocophias myrringae

Colombia

W+C

Central mountains and eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental

Bothrocophias tulitoi

Colombia

W+C

Central mountains and eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental