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Bothrops cotiara

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Species of snake

Bothrops cotiara
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. cotiara
Binomial name
Bothrops cotiara
(Gomes, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Lachesis cotiara Gomes, 1913
  • Bothrops cotiara
    – Amaral, 1925
  • Rhinocerophis cotiara
    – Fenwick et al., 2009

Bothrops cotiara is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to Brazil and Argentina.

Etymology

The specific name, cotiara, is taken from one of its common names.

Common names

Boicoatiara, boicotiara, boiquatiara, coatiara, jararaca-de-barriga-preta, jararaca-preta, and quatiara.

Geographic range

It is found in Argentina in Misiones Province; and in Brazil in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.

The type locality is "Núcleo Colonial Cruz Machado, Marechal Mallet, Estado do Paraná, Brasil".

References

  1. Bérnils, R.S.; Abdala, S.; Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J.; Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2021). "Bothrops cotiara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T15203902A15203913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T15203902A15203913.en. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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).
  4. "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  5. Franco, L.F.; V.J. Germano; and L.R. Martão. 2005. Notas sobre o lectótipo de Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913) (Serpentes, Viperidae). Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 75-78.

Further reading

  • Gomes, J.F. 1913. Uma nova cobra venenosa do Brasil. Annaes Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia 1: 65–67. (Lachesis cotiara)
Taxon identifiers
Bothrops cotiara
Lachesis cotiara


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