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Bothrops itapetiningae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bothrops
Species:	B. itapetiningae
Binomial name
Bothrops itapetiningae (Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms
Lachesis itapetiningae Boulenger, 1907 Bothrops itapetiningae – Amaral, 1929 Rhinocerophis itapetiningae – Fenwick et al., 2009 Bothrops itapetiningae – Carrasco et al., 2012

Bothrops itapetiningae, or the São Paulo lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to the Cerrado region, savannas of central Brazil.

Geographic range

It is found in the Brazilian states of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso and São Paulo. The type locality is Itapetininga, a municipality in the State of São Paulo .

References

1. ^ Silveira, A.L., Sawaya, R.J. & Nogueira, C. de C. (2021). "Bothrops itapetiningae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178266A96475928.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Bothrops itapetiningae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2016.
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. 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" )

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