Check List 20(4): 895-907, doi: 10.15560/20.4.895
Geographic distribution and conservation of Bothriechis aurifer (Salvin, 1860) (Squamata, Viperidae)
expand article infoJorge Arturo Hidalgo-García‡, Roberto Luna-Reyes§, Adam G. Clause|, J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, José García González#, Sergio López¤
‡ Unaffiliated, Las Margaritas, Mexico§ Calzada de las Personas Ilustres s/n, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico| San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, United States of America¶ El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Mexico# Unaffiliated, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico¤ Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico

Corresponding author: Jorge Arturo Hidalgo-García ( jahg03@hotmail.com )

Academic editor: Cord Eversole
© Jorge Arturo Hidalgo-García, Roberto Luna-Reyes, Adam G. Clause, J. Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, José García González, Sergio López.
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Citation: Hidalgo-García JA, Luna-Reyes R, Clause AG, Cedeño-Vázquez JR, García González J, López S (2024) Geographic distribution and conservation of Bothriechis aurifer (Salvin, 1860) (Squamata, Viperidae). Check List 20(4): 895-907. https://doi.org/10.15560/20.4.895
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Abstract
The known distribution of Bothriechis aurifer (Salvin, 1860) is outdated, which impedes an accurate evaluation of its conservation status. Here, we clarify the locality-level distribution of B. aurifer and announce a 101-km range extension. Based on this and other data, we recommend its recategorization as Endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, and its addition to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. We also discuss problematic previous records and offer conservation recommendations. A complete Spanish translation of this paper is available in the Supplemental Data. Una traducción completa al español de este artículo está disponible en los Datos Suplementarios.
Keywords
Altiplanicie de Chiapas, Central Plateau, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Mexico, endangered species, venom