Biology:Bothrops chloromelas
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. chloromelas
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops chloromelas Hoge, 1949
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Bothrops chloromelas,[2] 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.[3]
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Venegas, P. (2021). "Inca Forest Pit Viper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15203603/15203615. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bothrops chloromelas (BOULENGER, 1912)". https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Bothrops&species=chloromelas.
- ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Bothrops chloromelas)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=361631.
Wikidata ☰ Q2911674 entry
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