Photo of a Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys)
Photo: Michelle Monge-Velazquez, CC BY-NC-SA, via iNaturalist

Central American Bushmaster

Lachesis stenophrys

Venom
Venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Pit Viper
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Lachesis
Continents
North America
Countries
3
How common
Recorded in 17 places on iNaturalist

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About

Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 8 more. Recorded in 17 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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