Biology:Bothrops lojanus

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Bothrops lojanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. lojanus
Binomial name
Bothrops lojanus
Parker, 1930
Bothrops lojanus distribution.png

Bothrops lojanus, or the Lojan lancehead, is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae.[2] It is endemic to Ecuador.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in Ecuador in the provinces of Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe.[4]

References

  1. Cisneros-Heredia, D. (2010). "Bothrops lojanus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2010: e.T174144A7022705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T174144A7022705.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/174144/0. Retrieved 13 January 2018. 
  2. 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).
  3. "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209554. Retrieved 3 November 2006. 
  4. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Parker, H.W. 1930. Two new reptiles from southern Ecuador. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Series 10, 5: 568-571.

Wikidata ☰ Q2911777 entry