Bothrops pradoi
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| Species: | B. pradoi
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Bothrops pradoi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, pradoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Alcides Prado, who was one of Hoge's colleagues at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil.[4]
Taxonomy
Some authorities consider this species to be a synonym of Bothrops leucurus.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Bothrops leucurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Bothrops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Bothrops pradoi, p. 210).
Further reading
- Hoge AR (1948). "Notas Erpetologicas 3. Uma nova espécie de Trimeresurus ". Memórias do Instituto Butantan 20: 193-202. (Trimeresurus pradoi, new species). (in Portuguese).
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