Bothrops itapetiningae

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Bothrops itapetiningae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bothrops
Species:
B. itapetiningae
Binomial name
Bothrops itapetiningae
(Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Lachesis itapetiningae Boulenger, 1907
  • Bothrops itapetiningae
    –
    Amaral
    , 1929
  • Rhinocerophis itapetiningae – Fenwick et al., 2009[2]
  • Bothrops itapetiningae – Carrasco et al., 2012[2]

Bothrops itapetiningae, or the São Paulo lancehead, is a

venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[3] It is endemic to the Cerrado region, savannas of central Brazil.[1][2]

Geographic range

It is found in the Brazilian states of

type locality is Itapetininga, a municipality in the State of São Paulo [Brazil].[2][4]


References

  1. ^
    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178266A96475928.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  2. ^ a b c d e Bothrops itapetiningae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 April 2016.
  3. ISBN 1-893777-01-4
    (volume).
  4. ^ Boulenger. 1907. p. 338.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA. 1907. Description of a new Pit-Viper from Brazil. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Seventh Series. 20: 338. ("Lachesis itapetiningæ" )


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