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Bothrops marajoensis

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Species of snake

Marajó lancehead
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. marajoensis
Binomial name
Bothrops marajoensis
Hoge, 1966

Bothrops marajoensis, or the Marajó lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

Geographic range

It is found in Brazil in the state of Pará.

The type locality is Severino, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil.

References

  1. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. 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).
  3. "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
  4. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hoge, A.R. 1966 . Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32: 109–184.
Taxon identifiers
Bothrops marajoensis


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