Bothrops marajoensis
Species of snake
Marajó lancehead | |
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Scientific 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[1] |
Bothrops marajoensis, or the Marajó lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] It is endemic to Brazil.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in Brazil in the state of Pará.
The type locality is Severino, Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil.[4]
References
- ^ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Hoge, A.R. 1966 ["1965"]. Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32: 109–184.
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