[3] The specific name, marchi, is in honor of herpetologist Douglas H. March, who died from the bite of a fer-de-lance in 1939.

[5] Adults of B. marchi often grow to more than 80 centimetres (31 in) in total length (including tail).

March's palm pit viper is green and relatively slender with a prehensile tail.

[4] Bothriechis marchi is found on the Atlantic versant of northwestern Honduras.

[1] It occurs in mesic forest at elevations of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) altitude.