Lachesis muta rhombeata

Lachesis muta rhombeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Crotalinae
Genus: Lachesis
Species: L. muta
Subspecies: L. m. rhombeata
Trinomial name
Lachesis muta rhombeata
(Hoge & Romano, 1978)
Common names: Atlantic Forest bushmaster.[2]

Lachesis muta rhombeata is a venomous pit viper subspecies endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

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