Biology:Bothrops monsignifer
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Short description: Species of snake
| Bothrops monsignifer | |
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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. monsignifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops monsignifer Timms, Chaparro, Venegas, Salazar-Valenzuela, Scrocchi, Cuevas, Leynaud & Carrasco, 2019
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Bothrops monsignifer is a species of snake in the family Viperidae. It is native to Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The specific epithet for the species is composed of the Latin words for mountain(mons) and fire(igifer), which together mean volcano, in reference to the place where the first specimen in Bolivia was photographed, Refugio Los Volcanes in Santa Cruz.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in Cordillera Oriental of the Central Andes from southern Peru to central Bolivia. It is restricted to montane forests with lower humidity and which lack large trees.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Timms, Juan; Chaparro, Juan C.; Venegas, Pablo J.; Salazar-Valenzuela, David; Scrocchi, Gustavo; Cuevas, Jairo; Leynaud, Gerardo; Carrasco, Paola A. (2019-08-13). "A new species of pitviper of the genus Bothrops (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from the Central Andes of South America" (in en). Zootaxa 4656 (1): 99–120. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4656.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716839. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4656.1.4.
- ↑ Bothrops monsignifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q93417256 entry
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