Bothrops sanctaecrucis, or the Bolivian lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[1] It is endemic to South America.[2]
Bolivian lancehead | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Geographic range
editIt is found in Bolivia in the departments of Beni and Santa Cruz.
The type locality is Río Sécure, Oromono, Bolivia.[3]
References
edit- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Bothrops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Hoge, A.R. 1966. Preliminary account on Neotropical Crotalinae (Serpentes: Viperidae). Memórias do Instituto Butantan 32 [1965]: 109–184.