Bothrops monsignifer
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Mountain Fer-De-Lance Viper
)
| Bothrops monsignifer | |
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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. monsignifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothrops monsignifer Timms, Chaparro, Venegas, Salazar-Valenzuela, Scrocchi, Cuevas, Leynaud & Carrasco, 2019
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Bothrops monsignifer is a species of snake in the family Viperidae. It is native to Peru and Bolivia.[1][2]
Taxonomy
The
specific epithet for the species is composed of the Latin words for mountain(mons) and fire(igifer), which together mean volcano, in reference to the place where the first specimen in Bolivia was photographed, Refugio Los Volcanes in Santa Cruz.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is found in
montane forests with lower humidity and which lack large trees.[1]
References
- ^ S2CID 202020786.
- ^ Bothrops monsignifer at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 March 2021.
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