Bothrops leucurus
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- Common names: whitetail lancehead, Bahia lancehead.[2]
Bothrops leucurus is a venomous pitviper species endemic to Brazil.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in eastern Brazil along the Atlantic coast from northern Espirito Santo north to Alagoas and Ceara. Occurs more inland in several parts of Bahia. The identity of disjunct populations west of the Rio São Francisco is uncertain. The type locality is listed as "provinciae Bahiae."[1]
[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 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).
- ^ List of Bothrops Complex by scientific name at Jadin Expeditions. Accessed 6 November 2006.
- ^ Bothrops leucurus (TSN 634871). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 6 November 2006.
[edit] External links
- Bothrops leucurus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 6 December 2007.
- Video of Bothrops leucurus at YouTube. Accessed 6 December 2007.
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