Biology:Bothrops pubescens
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Short description: Species of snake
Bothrops pubescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | B. pubescens
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Binomial name | |
Bothrops pubescens (Cope, 1870)
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Bothrops pubescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay.[1] The diet is comprised small mammals (56.2 percent of individual prey found, anurans (21.2%), lizards (7.5%), birds(5.0%). Also, prey to predator mass ratio ranged from 0.002 to 0.627. They tend to live in disturbed areas and mainly those close to forest.
References
- ↑ Bothrops pubescens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
2. Hartmann, Marília T., et al. “Feeding Habits and Habitat Use in Bothrops Pubescens (Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Southern Brazil.” Journal of Herpetology, vol. 39, no. 4, 2005, pp. 664–667. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4092860.
Wikidata ☰ Q2911757 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothrops pubescens.
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