Bothrops sanctaecrucis
| Bolivian lancehead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bothrops |
| Species: | B. sanctaecrucis
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops sanctaecrucis Hoge, 1966
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Bothrops sanctaecrucis, or the Bolivian lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[1] It is endemic to South America.[2]
Geographic range
It is found in Bolivia in the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz.
The
type locality is Río Sécure, Oromono, Bolivia.[3]
References
- 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. Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32 [1965]: 109–184.
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