Eyelash Viper Systematics Project

The Eyelash Viper Systematics Project began in 2012 with a simple goal: to prove that some populations of Bothriechis schlegelii in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are valid and endemic species at risk of becoming extinct. Today, we are just months away from reaching this goal, but we need your support to complete the last three steps:

1. Complete the last remaining expeditions to Ecuador and Colombia by December 2022

2. Generate DNA sequence data for the last “mystery” populations

3. Cover the fees to publish our research

The project is lead by Latin American researchers

There are differences in venom properties among populations

Help us complete the discovery of the new eyelash vipers

Today, you can help us solve the Bothriechis schlegelii species complex, describe new species to science, and raise awareness about the existence of unknown critically endangered vipers in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Every donation helps.

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Help fund the last stage of the Eyelash Viper Systematics Project

The project is lead by Latin American researchers

There are differences in venom properties among populations

Help us complete the discovery of the new eyelash vipers