title: Bothrops chloromelas
text: # Bothrops chloromelas
  
  Bothrops chloromelas, the coastal lancehead or Inca forest pit viper, is a venomous species of pit viper found in South America.
  
  ## Taxonomy and etymology
  
  The species was first described in 1949 by Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The species is native to montane forest at altitudes of 1,000-2,000 meters above sea level. It appears to prefer primary to secondary forest.
  
  