Bothrocophias
| Bothrocophias | |
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| Bothrocophias hyoprora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Bothrocophias Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001 |
Bothrocophias is a
Taxonomy
Bothrocophias is a relatively recently identified genus that consists of four[3] to nine[2] species, most of which were traditionally placed in Bothrops.
Oviparity
Recent evidence published by Campbell and Lamar (1989, 2004) suggests that Bothrocophias colombianus may lay eggs rather than give birth to live young. This would make it almost unique among New World pitvipers (but not Asian species). The only other American pitvipers known to lay eggs are the four species of bushmaster (Lachesis).
Species
The following nine species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Amaral, 1923) – Bolivia and Peru
- Bothrocophias campbelli (Freire-Lascano, 1991) – Ecuador
- Bothrocophias colombianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940) – Colombia
- Bothrocophias hyoprora (Amaral, 1935) – Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
- Bothrocophias lojanus (Parker, 1930) – Ecuador, Peru
- Bothrocophias microphthalmus (Cope, 1876) – Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Brazil
- Bothrocophias myersi (Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001) – Colombia
- Bothrocophias myrringae Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos, & Hurtado-Gómez, 2022 – Colombia
- Bothrocophias tulitoi Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos, & Hurtado-Gómez, 2022 – Colombia
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Bothrocophias.
References
- ISBN 9781628734164– via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Bothrocophias at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 June 2019.
- ^ Bothrocophias . ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist. Consulted: 2010-08-15.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-0801420597.
- Gutberlet RL, Campbell JA (2001). "Generic Recognition for a Neglected Lineage of South Amnerican Pitvipers (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with the Description of a New Species from the Colombian Chocó ". American Museum Novitates (3316): 1–15. (Bothrocophias, new genus, p. 4). (Bothrocophias myersi, new species, p. 7).
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