Detailed Record for Bothriechis schlegelii

Common Name: Eyelash pit viper

Species (alternate): Bothrops schlegeli

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Viperidae / Genus Bothriechis

C-value (pg): 2.21

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.

Other records available for this species:

Bothriechis schlegelii = 1.61 (pg)

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