Biology:Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus
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Short description: Subspecies of snake
Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | B. t. lichenosus
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Trinomial name | |
Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus (Roze, 1958)
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Synonyms | |
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- Common names: (none).
Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus is a venomous pitviper subspecies[2] endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.
Description
Same as for B. t. taeniatus, except that B. t. lichenosus has fewer ventral scales and fewer subcaudal scales.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635274. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
- ↑ Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN:0-8014-4141-2.
External links
- Bothrops taeniatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 August 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q4948672 entry
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