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Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus

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Subspecies of snake

Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species: B. taeniatus
Subspecies: B. t. lichenosus
Trinomial name
Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus
(Roze, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Bothrops lichenosa Roze, 1958
  • Bothrops lichenosus
    – Roze, 1966
  • Bothrops castelnaudi lichenosus
    – Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
  • B. t. lichenosa
    – Campbell & Lamar, 1989
  • Bothriechis taeniatus lichenosus – Golay et al., 1993
Common names: (none).

Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus is a venomous pitviper subspecies endemic to South America and known only from one locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela.

Description

Same as for B. t. taeniatus, except that B. t. lichenosus has fewer ventral scales and fewer subcaudal scales.

Geographic range

It is found in South America and known only from the type locality, which is "Chimantá Tepui, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela".

References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. "Bothrops taeniatus lichenosus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.

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Taxon identifiers
Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa


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