Bothrops marmoratus
Species of snake
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Bothrops |
Species: | B. marmoratus |
Binomial name | |
Bothrops marmoratus Da Silva & Rodrigues, 2008 |
Bothrops marmoratus, also known as the marbled lancehead, is a species of snake in the family Viperidae. It is native to Brazil.[1]
Taxonomy
The specific epithet of this species is a reference to the fact that this species pigmentation looks marbled.[2] The holotype for the species was an adult female collected in Ipameri in Brazil.[1] It belongs to the Bothrops neuwidi species group.[3]
Distribution
The species is known to inhabit only the state of Goiás in Brazil.[1]
Ecology
The snake is nocturnal and viviparous.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Bothrops marmoratus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
- ^ Silva, Vinícius Xavier da; Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut (2008-06-01). "Taxonomic revision of the Bothrops neuwiedi complex (Serpentes, Viperidae) with description of a new species". Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology. 7 (1): 45–90. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v7i1p45-90. ISSN 2316-9079.
- ^ "uniprot.org/taxonomy/1441605".
- ^ França, Frederico Gustavo; Braz, Vivian (2013-03-01). "Diversity, activity patterns, and habitat use of the snake fauna of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park in Central Brazil". Biota Neotropica. 13: 74–84. doi:10.1590/S1676-06032013000100008.
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Snake families
- Acrochordidae
- Aniliidae
- Anomochilidae
- Atractaspididae
- Boidae
- Bolyeriidae
- Colubridae
- Cyclocoridae
- Cylindrophiidae
- Elapidae
- Homalopsidae
- Lamprophiidae
- Loxocemidae
- Micrelapidae
- Prosymnidae
- Psammodynastidae
- Psammophiidae
- Pseudaspididae
- Pseudoxyrhophiidae
- Pythonidae
- Tropidophiidae
- Uropeltidae
- Viperidae
- Xenodermidae
- Xenopeltidae
- Xenophidiidae
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