Bothrops leucurus
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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. leucurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops leucurus Wagler, 1824
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Bothrops leucurus, commonly known as the whitetail lancehead or the Bahia lancehead,[3] is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Brazil.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Geographic range
It is found in eastern Brazil along the Atlantic coast from northern Espírito Santo north to Alagoas and Ceará. Bothrops leucurus occurs more inland in several parts of Bahia. The identity of disjunct populations west of the Rio São Francisco is uncertain. The type locality is listed as "provinciae Bahiae".[1]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Bothrops by common name
- Bothrops by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2 (series). ISBN 978-1-893777-01-9 (volume).
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ List of Bothrops Complex by scientific name Archived November 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine at Jadin Expeditions. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Bothrops leucurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
Further reading
- Wagler, J. in Spix, J. 1824. Serpentum Brasiliensium species novae, ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens... F.S. Hübschmann. Munich. viii + 75 pp. + Plates I.- XXVI. (Bothrops Magaera, p. 50 & Plate XIX.) (Bothrops leucurus, p. 57 & Plate XXII., Figure 2.)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bothrops leucurus.
Wikispecies has information related to Bothrops leucurus.
- Bothrops leucurus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2007.
- Video of Bothrops leucurus on YouTube. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
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