Bothrops itapetiningae
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | B. itapetiningae
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Binomial name | |
Bothrops itapetiningae (Boulenger, 1907)
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Bothrops itapetiningae, or the São Paulo lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[3] It is endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
Geographic range
It is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.[1][2] The type locality is Itapetininga, a municipality in the State of São Paulo [Brazil].[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c Martins, M. & Nogueira, C. (2010). "Bothrops itapetiningae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178266A7510399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178266A7510399.en.
- ^ a b c d e Bothrops itapetiningae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2016.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Boulenger. 1907. p. 338.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1907. Description of a new Pit-Viper from Brazil. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Seventh Series. 20: 338. ("Lachesis itapetiningæ" )