Lachesis muta rhombeata
Subspecies of snake
Lachesis muta rhombeata | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Lachesis |
Species: | L. muta |
Subspecies: | L. m. rhombeata |
Trinomial name | |
Lachesis muta rhombeata (Hoge & Romano, 1978) |
Lachesis muta rhombeata, also known as the Atlantic Forest bushmaster,[2] is a venomous pit viper subspecies endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.