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title: "Central American Eyelash-Viper"
description: "Bothriechis nigroadspersus — Rettili. The Central American eyelash-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroadspersus) (from Latin, nigrum, meaning \"black\", and adspersus meaning \"sprinkled\") is a species of pit viper."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/central-american-eyelash-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Central American Eyelash-Viper

> Bothriechis nigroadspersus — Rettili. The Central American eyelash-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroadspersus) (from Latin, nigrum, meaning "black", and adspersus meaning "sprinkled") is a species of pit viper.

- Scientific name: *Bothriechis nigroadspersus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 7596
- Wikidata: [Q124835958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124835958)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1545912](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1545912)

## Names

- en: Central American Eyelash-Viper
- de: Zentralamerikanische Lanzenotter
- es: Vibora de pestañas

## Countries with the most observations

CR (6761), PA (165), HN (114), NI (27), MX (12), GT (11), BZ (9)

## Summary

The Central American eyelash-pitviper (Bothriechis nigroadspersus) (from Latin, nigrum, meaning "black", and adspersus meaning "sprinkled") is a species of pit viper.
Although once listed as a synonym of Bothriechis schlegelii, it was revalidated in a 2024 revision of the latter species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothriechis_nigroadspersus

## Photo

![Central American Eyelash-Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-american-eyelash-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74768429

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/central-american-eyelash-viper?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).