Biology:Bothrops sanctaecrucis

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Short description: Species of snake


Bolivian lancehead
Bolivian Lancehead imported from iNaturalist photo 112338615 on 17 April 2022.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. sanctaecrucis
Binomial name
Bothrops sanctaecrucis
Hoge, 1966

Bothrops sanctaecrucis, or the Bolivian lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[1] It is endemic to South America.[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Bolivia in the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz.

The type locality is Río Sécure, Oromono, Bolivia.[3]

References

  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).
  2. "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209554. Retrieved 3 November 2006. 
  3. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hoge, A.R. 1966. Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32 [1965]: 109–184.

Wikidata ☰ Q659301 entry