Bothrops ammodytoides
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Bothrops ammodytoides is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Argentina.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
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[edit] Description
This species has a stocky build and grows to an average length of of 45-75 cm, but is capable reaching almost 1 m in total. The rostral scale is elongated vertically and the snout is upturned, similar to the hognosed pitvipers of the genus Porthidium.[2]
[edit] Geographic range
Found only in Argentina in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Chubut, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz and Tucumán.[1] The vertical distribution ranges from sea level to at least 2,000 m altitude.[2] The type locality was first listed as "northern Argentina" and later emended to "province of Mendoza" Campbell and Lamar (1989).[1]
[edit] Habitat
Prefers dry regions, occurring in temperate to subtropical savannas and steppes. Found mostly in sandy, rocky areas, including coastal dunes, steep riverbanks and salt flats. Around the upper limits of its altitude range it can occasionally be found in broad-leaf evergreen forest.[2]
[edit] See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Bothrops by common name
- Bothrops by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c d Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. ISBN 0-8014-4141-2.
- ^ Nomi Rettili Italiano - Inglese at serpenti.it. Accessed 7 November 2006.
- ^ Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.
- ^ Bothrops ammodytoides (TSN 634852). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 7 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Bothrops ammodytoides at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2007.
